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Lundberg, Osa; Lundqvist, Ulla; Åkerblom, Annika; Risenfors, Signild – Global Studies of Childhood, 2023
According to the national framing of the Swedish preschool system, educators are expected to act as mediators of the dominant language while simultaneously promoting multilingualism. Previous research shows that educators display an insecurity as well as a lack of knowledge of how to implement this dual undertaking. This article examines…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Preschool Education
Juvonen, Päivi, Ed.; Källkvist, Marie, Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2021
With increasing mobility of people across the world, there is a pressing need to develop evidence-based teaching practices that lead to high-quality education, which serves the needs of inclusive societies and social and epistemic justice. This book presents cutting-edge qualitative case-study research across a range of educational contexts,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Code Switching (Language), Multilingualism, Language Usage
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Paulston, Christina Bratt – 1977
This paper discusses some major theories of social and educational change (e.g., evolutionary theory, structural functional theory, systems theory, group conflict theory, and cultural revival and social movement theory), and delineates the identification and interpretation of variables relevant to an understanding of bilingual education within the…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Pluralism