The Netherlands: Quality control as a driving force in bilingual education

Rick de Graaff, Onno van Wilgenburg

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Abstract

This chapter describes the accreditation process for the 120 schools in the Dutch national Network of Bilingual Schools. The chapter first discusses the context of bilingual secondary education in the Netherlands. In addition, it details the rationale for the accreditation process and its role as an internal mechanism initiated by the national Network aimed at assuring the provision of quality bilingual education. Furthermore, the chapter traces the forces, mechanisms and counterweights acting on and originating from current educational practice.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBuilding bilingual education systems: Forces, mechanisms and counterweights
EditorsPeeter Mehisto, Fred Genesee
Place of PublicationCambridge
PublisherCambridge University Press
Pages167-179
Number of pages14
ISBN (Print)978-3-642-29457-0
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Publication series

NameAdvances in intelligent and soft computing
Volume163
ISSN (Print)1867-5662

Keywords

  • bilingual education

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