Beyond the Multicultural Mystique: The Politics and Promise of Educational Participation Data by Ethnicity and Language Use

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  • Jerry Paquette University of Western Ontario

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multicultural education, educational equity, ethnic minorities, linguistic minorities, education policy, longitudinal data

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2026-10-16

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Paquette , J. (2026). Beyond the Multicultural Mystique: The Politics and Promise of Educational Participation Data by Ethnicity and Language Use. Canadian Journal of Education Revue Canadienne De l’éducation, 15(4), 450–458. Retrieved from https://cje-rce.ca/index.php/cje-rce/article/view/8456

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