TY  - BOOK
AU  - Alderson,Charles
AU  - Alderson,J.Charles
AU  - Buck,Gary
AU  - Crossey,Mark
AU  - Davies,Alan
AU  - Figueras,Neus
AU  - Fulcher,Glenn
AU  - Hunter,Tom
AU  - Kerr,Ron
AU  - Little,David
AU  - Nagy,Edit
AU  - Pižorn,Karmen
AU  - Simpson,Barbara Lazenby
TI  - ThePolitics of Language Education: Individuals and Institutions 
T2  - New Perspectives on Language and Education
SN  - 9781847691439
AV  - P53.6128 .P65 2009
U1  - 418.007 
PY  - 2009///]
CY  - Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit : 
PB  - Multilingual Matters, 
KW  - Language and languages
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Language policy
KW  - EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - change
KW  - educational development
KW  - institutional politics
KW  - language education
KW  - micropolitics
KW  - politics
KW  - resistance to change
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgement --; Contributors --; An Overview --; 1. Setting the Scene --; 2. Professional Advice vs Political Imperatives --; 3. Micropolitical Issues in ELT Project Implementation --; 4. The Politics of ELT Projects in China --; 5. Teaching Immigrants the Language of the Host Community: Two Object Lessons in the Need for Continuous Policy Development --; 6. The Commercialisation of Language Provision at University --; 7. The Role of Micropolitics in Multinational, High-Stakes Language Assessment Systems --; 8. Challenges and Constraints in Language Test Development --; 9. The Politics of Examination Reform in Central Europe --; 10. Language Educational Policies Within a European Framework --; 11. The Micropolitics of Research and Publication; restricted access
N2  - Politics can be a very important influence on educational developments and their deployment. However, this volume is different from other volumes since it looks, not at the macropolitics and the ideological agendas of nations and multinational or global organisations, but rather focuses on micropolitics, the agendas and motivations of individuals within organisations, and on their actions. Micropolitics can be seen as ways of manoeuvring within institutions which are themselves not political, but commercial, financial and educational. Indeed, politics with a small p includes not only institutional politics, but also personal politics, which can influence language education both in daily matters, and in projects for innovation and change. The aim of this edited book is to begin a debate about the nature and role of micropolitics, to contribute to a better understanding of language education, change and resistance to change, and the processes of language education
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21832/9781847691446
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781847691446
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781847691446/original
ER  -