Creoles in Education. A Discussion of Pertinent Issues

The goal of this volume is twofold. First, it aims to provide more detailed information than is currently available about several educational activities that seek to anchor Creoles in educational systems from a range of settings. Second, it aims to critically assess and compare such activities in an effort to foster a better understanding of the issues involved. We also wish to discuss a list of procedures that are necessary for successfully developing, evaluating and reforming educational activities that aim to integrate Creole languages in a viable and sustainable manner into formal education. In this chapter, we first discuss pertinent sociohistorical issues that have led to the current situation. We then move on to provide a brief overview of educational projects involving Pidgins and Creoles around the world based on the available literature. Sections Four and Five critically assess pertinent issues of educational projects and propose a road map for the implementation of successful education projects