Bilingual Educational Policy in Georgia: Can it Benefit the Process of the Integration of Society?

This article reviews the educational policy for the integration of society in Georgia. It is an analytical research paper on the current situation of ethnic minority education in Georgia. The problems and opportunities of bilingual education policy are analysed in the article. The content analysis r...

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Main Author: Shalva Tabatadze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana 2019-03-01
Series:Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal
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Online Access:https://ojs.cepsj.si/index.php/cepsj/article/view/660
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description This article reviews the educational policy for the integration of society in Georgia. It is an analytical research paper on the current situation of ethnic minority education in Georgia. The problems and opportunities of bilingual education policy are analysed in the article. The content analysis research method was utilised in the study. The author argues that bilingual education is a crucial tool for the integration of Georgian society; however, local control, involvement, and context are crucial in the implementation of a national bilingual educational programme. The changes on the political, institutional and pedagogical levels of bilingual education are necessary for the successful implementation of bilingual education reform.
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spelling doaj.art-088995b43e504be1af0223aabcff14692022-12-22T01:39:28ZengUniversity of LjubljanaCenter for Educational Policy Studies Journal1855-97192232-26472019-03-01916182Bilingual Educational Policy in Georgia: Can it Benefit the Process of the Integration of Society?Shalva TabatadzeThis article reviews the educational policy for the integration of society in Georgia. It is an analytical research paper on the current situation of ethnic minority education in Georgia. The problems and opportunities of bilingual education policy are analysed in the article. The content analysis research method was utilised in the study. The author argues that bilingual education is a crucial tool for the integration of Georgian society; however, local control, involvement, and context are crucial in the implementation of a national bilingual educational programme. The changes on the political, institutional and pedagogical levels of bilingual education are necessary for the successful implementation of bilingual education reform.https://ojs.cepsj.si/index.php/cepsj/article/view/660bilingual educationethnic minoritiesnon-Georgian language schoolsGeorgia
spellingShingle Shalva Tabatadze
Bilingual Educational Policy in Georgia: Can it Benefit the Process of the Integration of Society?
Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal
bilingual education
ethnic minorities
non-Georgian language schools
Georgia
title Bilingual Educational Policy in Georgia: Can it Benefit the Process of the Integration of Society?
title_full Bilingual Educational Policy in Georgia: Can it Benefit the Process of the Integration of Society?
title_fullStr Bilingual Educational Policy in Georgia: Can it Benefit the Process of the Integration of Society?
title_full_unstemmed Bilingual Educational Policy in Georgia: Can it Benefit the Process of the Integration of Society?
title_short Bilingual Educational Policy in Georgia: Can it Benefit the Process of the Integration of Society?
title_sort bilingual educational policy in georgia can it benefit the process of the integration of society
topic bilingual education
ethnic minorities
non-Georgian language schools
Georgia
url https://ojs.cepsj.si/index.php/cepsj/article/view/660
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