Language of instruction policy in Nigeria: Assessing implementation and literacy achievement in a multilingual environment
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2024.103108
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Language of instruction; Mother tongue; Foundational literacy; Policy implementation; Nigeria; Sub-Saharan Africa;All these keywords.
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