Multilingualism and Education by Gail Prasad, Nathalie Auger,... - 9781316517079

Multilingualism and EducationResearchers' Pathways and Perspectives\nAuthor(s): Gail Prasad, Nathalie Auger, Emmanuelle Le Pichon Vorstman\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781316517079, 978-1316517079\nSynopsis\nFor decades, international researchers and educators have sought to understand how to address cultural and linguistic diversity in education. This book offers the keys to doing so: it brings together short biographies of thirty-six scholars, representing a wide range of universities and countries, to allow them to reflect on their own personal life paths, and how their individual life experiences have led to and informed their research. This approach highlights how theories and concepts have evolved in different contexts, while opening up pedagogical possibilities from diverse backgrounds and enriched by the life experiences of leading researchers in the field. Beyond these questions, the .