Parents, Personalities and Power

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This pioneering volume is the first ever to investigate in depth the myriad interconnected influences on the phenomenal growth of Welsh-medium schools over the last half century and probe the foreseeable challenges that they will have to face.
Foreword Colin Baker Chapter 1 An Act of Faith Colin H. Williams Chapter 2 A Dynamic Profile Huw S. Thomas Chapter 3 The Shifting Impact of Language and Identity Huw S. Thomas Chapter 4 Understanding Power Huw S. Thomas Chapter 5 The Articulation of Power Huw S. Thomas Chapter 6 An Evolving Synergy Huw S. Thomas Chapter 7 Future Prospects for Welsh-medium Education: Reflections from a Recent Migrant David Hawker Chapter 8 Parent Power Michael L. N. Jones Chapter 9 Local Authorities and Welsh-medium Education Geraint Rees Chapter 10 School Reorganization: A Lesson in How Not to Do It. The Case of Canton, Cardiff West Rhodri Morgan Chapter 11 The School Phenomenon: Encouraging Social Language Use Patterns in Welsh-medium Education Jeni Price Chapter 12 Transforming Strategies: Pathways to an Integral Education System Colin H. Williams and Merion Prys Jones

Sujets

• Disciplines
• Language Arts
• Sociologie, société et politique
• Linguistics
• South Wales
• Sociolinguistics

Informations

• Publié par: University of Wales Press
• Date de parution: 15 avril 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780708325858
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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PARENTS, PERSONALITIES AND POWER

WELSH-MEDIUM SCHOOLS IN SOUTH-EAST WALES

Edited by Huw S. Thomas and Colin H.Williams

University of Wales Press

PARENtS, PERSONALItIES AND POWER

PARENtS, PERSONALItIES AND POWER

WELSHMEDIUM ScHOOLS IN SOUtHEASt WALES

Edited by Huw S. tomas and colin H. Williams

UNIVERSItY OF WALES PRESS cARDIFF

© The Contributors, 2013

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Dédiçaéd o oné man from amids é çounléss ousands of individuals wo avé béén, or sill aré, par of é ‘rémarkablé and spéçaçular’ suççéss sory analyséd in is volumé. té laé Gwilym E. Humpréys (1931–2012), sçool éaçér, çollégé léçurér, éad éaçér of Ysgol Gyfun Rydfélén, HMI, Diréçor of Eduçaion for Gwynédd, çairman of a rangé of éduçaional and çulural groups, workéd unsiningly for é promoion of Wélsmédium éduçaion of é igés ordér. té ousanding suççéss of Ysgol Gyfun Rydfélén undér is léadérsip(1962–75), with its richly rounded education in the academic, cultural and sporting fields, inspired the foundation of many more Welsh-medium schools, and thus made a contribution of immense significance to reversing the language shift in Wales.

conéns

ForéwordCôlin Baer Préfaçé and açknowlédgéménsCôlin H Williams Lis of Maps and tablés Maps sowing loçaion of Wélsmédium sçools in souéas Walés Noés on conribuors Abbréviaions Glossary of érms

1 An Aç of FaiCôlin H Williams 2 A Dynamiç ProfiléHû S Thômas 3 té Sifing Impaç of Languagé and IdéniyHû S Thômas 4 Undérsanding PowérHû S Thômas 5 té Ariçulaion of PowérHû S Thômas 6 An Evolving SynérgyHû S Thômas  ûûE OŝEçŝ O Elsmédium Eduçaion: Réfléçions from a Réçén MigranDavid Haer 8 Parén PowérMiçhael L N Jônes 9 Loçal Auoriiés and Wélsmédium EduçaionGeraint Rees 10 Sçool Réorganisaion: A Lésson in How No o Do I. té casé of canon, cardiff WésRhôdri Môrgan 11 té Sçool Pénoménon: Ençouraging Soçial Languagé Usé Paérns in Wélsmédium EduçaionJeni Priçe 12 transforming Sraégiés: Paways o an Inégral Eduçaion SysémCôlin H Williams and Meiriôn Prys Jônes

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