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Interrogating quality: minority language, education and imageries of competence in Nepal

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Quality education is increasingly considered essential for human development. However, the mainstream approach to quality as a neutral technology often ignores deeply embedded issues of power relations. This article interrogates the taken-for-granted idea of ‘quality education’ by exploring the ways in which students navigate the assumption of quality education in two mother-tongue schools in Nepal. Drawing on the concept of language ideology, this article shows that the perceived social pres...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1080/03057925.2018.1559036

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Department:
SIAS
Sub department:
Area Studies
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Unknown
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-0540-4085
Publisher:
Routledge Publisher's website
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Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education Journal website
Publication date:
2019-02-06
Acceptance date:
2018-12-15
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EISSN:
1469-3623
ISSN:
0305-7925
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
pubs:972489
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uuid:611acadb-f1dd-444f-8156-aedb5fa801a3
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pubs:972489
Source identifiers:
972489
Deposit date:
2019-02-17

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