Minority Language Rights to Education in International, Regional, and Domestic Regulations and Practices: The Case of Frisian in the Netherlands

Autor/inn/en	Bayat, Zoha; Kircher, Ruth; Van de Velde, Hans
Titel	Minority Language Rights to Education in International, Regional, and Domestic Regulations and Practices: The Case of Frisian in the Netherlands
Quelle	In: Current Issues in Language Planning, 24 (2023) 1, S.81-101 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bayat, Zoha) ORCID (Kircher, Ruth) ORCID (Van de Velde, Hans)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1466-4208
DOI	10.1080/14664208.2022.2037291
Schlagwörter	Language Minorities; Language Planning; Indo European Languages; Multilingualism; Civil Rights; Native Language; Access to Education; Native Language Instruction; Elementary School Students; Standards; Foreign Countries; Geographic Regions; Language of Instruction; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachminderheit; Sprachwechsel; Indoeuropäisch; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Native language education; Muttersprachlicher Unterricht; Standard; Ausland; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Niederlande
Abstract	This paper examines minority language education in the Dutch province of Fryslân from a rights-based approach. To conduct the analysis, we employed a qualitative (legal) content analysis. We explored minority language rights at different levels to answer the following question: To what extent are international and regional standards on minority-language education applied domestically to education in Frisian and through the medium of the Frisian language? We discuss the historical trends in the international community regarding minority-language education and elaborate specifically on the Netherlands' shifting approach on the matter. Our analysis of international, regional, and domestic regulations shows that the issue of exemptions and the reduction in the Frisian core objectives have weakened the position of Frisian in education. Owing to the lack of proper implementation of the current regulations, the Netherlands has been deficient in fulfilling the right to mother-tongue education in Frisian primary schools. The analysis further shows that the Netherlands do not treat Frisian education as a right. Legal solutions to remedy this situation are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01