Parents, Personalities and Power
Welsh-medium Schools in South-east Wales
9780708325858
Distributed for University of Wales Press
Parents, Personalities and Power
Welsh-medium Schools in South-east Wales
In Parents, Personalities and Power, Huw S. Thomas and Colin H. Williams draw on research conducted at the Language, Policy, and Planning Research Unit of the School of Welsh, Cardiff University, to examine the implementation of current education policies in medium schools in Southeast Wales, looking in particular at the growth of bilingual education. The book will appeal to those who share an interest in social developments in Welsh and European education.
320 pages | 28 halftones | 6 x 9 | © 2013
Education: Education--General Studies
Language and Linguistics: Anthropological/Sociological Aspects of Language

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Table of Contents
Foreword
Colin Baker
Preface and acknowledgements
Colin H. Williams
List of maps and tables
Maps showing location of Welsh-medium schools in south-east Wales
Notes on contributors
Abbreviations
Glossary of terms
Colin Baker
Preface and acknowledgements
Colin H. Williams
List of maps and tables
Maps showing location of Welsh-medium schools in south-east Wales
Notes on contributors
Abbreviations
Glossary of terms
1. An Act of Faith
Colin H. Williams
2. A Dynamic Profile
Huw S. Thomas
3. The Shifting Impact of Language and Identity
Huw S. Thomas
4. Understanding Power
Huw S. Thomas
5. The Articulation of Power
Huw S. Thomas
6. An Evolving Synergy
Huw S. Thomas
6. An Evolving Synergy
Huw S. Thomas
7. Future Prospects for Welsh-medium Education: Reflections from a Recent Migrant
David Hawker
8. Parent Power
Michael L. N. Jones
9. Local Authorities and Welsh-medium Education
Geraint Rees
10. School Reorganisation: A Lesson in How Not To Do It. The Case of Canton, Cardiff West
Rhodri Morgan
11. The School Phenomenon: Encouraging Social Language Use Patterns in Welsh-medium Education
Jeni Price
12. Transforming Strategies: Pathways to an Integral Education System
Colin H. Williams and Meirion Prys Jones
David Hawker
8. Parent Power
Michael L. N. Jones
9. Local Authorities and Welsh-medium Education
Geraint Rees
10. School Reorganisation: A Lesson in How Not To Do It. The Case of Canton, Cardiff West
Rhodri Morgan
11. The School Phenomenon: Encouraging Social Language Use Patterns in Welsh-medium Education
Jeni Price
12. Transforming Strategies: Pathways to an Integral Education System
Colin H. Williams and Meirion Prys Jones
Bibliography
Index
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