Language Policy and Political Issues in Education
Hornberger, Nancy H. / May, Stephen![Language Policy and Political Issues in Education](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/720/7201865/CHSBZCOP037201865.jpg)
Language has too often been studied in isolation from the social and political conditions in which it is used. The late David Corson, the General Editor of the first edition of the Encyclopedia of Language and Education, held the position that an acute understanding of theory was a necessary prerequisite for action, not an alternative to it, especially if one were hoping to change policies for the better.
The contributions in this volume ack...