{"product_id":"9780627025488","title":"Multilingualism - Education and Social Integration","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a title for educationists, language planners and managers in education, researchers and students preparing for a career in education. Language in education policy is probably one of the most contested issues in multilingual countries. This is because education as such is considered an important mechanism for achieving social change, and language is often seen as a vital instrument in aiding the process of change. These are some of the problems that the (re-)construction of political entities such as the European Union, the Southern African Development Community and new states such as South Africa, the Balkan states, and others bring to the fore. How, then, do they deal with multilingualism in the face of the forces of social integration, particularly in the ara of education?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Pol+Cuvelier\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003ePol Cuvelier\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Theo+du+Plessis\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eTheo du Plessis\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Lut+Teck\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eLut Teck\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Pol Cuvelier,Theo du Plessis,Lut Teck","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47377413734563,"sku":"9780627025488","price":660.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9780627025488_0ca781e6-f650-49f9-9039-444bbc3acf42.jpg?v=1776482943","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9780627025488","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}