Languages of origin and education in Europe : A systematic review
Codana Alcántara, Astrid (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Pedagogia Sistemàtica i Social)
Sánchez Martí, Angelina (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Pedagogia Aplicada)
Pàmies Rovira, Jordi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Teories de l'Educació i Pedagogia Social)
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2023 |
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15 pàg. |
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European education policies have tended to cultivate lin-guistic hegemony and preserve cultural uniformity, which has made it difficult for schools to support different cul-tural backgrounds. This has contributed to the promotion of artificial monolingual interactions that reinforce linguis-tic decapitalisation processes. The aim of the review on which this article reports was to investigate the treatment and education of languages of origin in Europe. We present findings from a systematic review of scientific articles pub-lished during the period 2010-2020. The main findings indi-cate that language and nationality are equated in European discourses and that public policies are promoted accord-ingly. These articulations draw on models that alternate between assimilationism and multiculturalism. Both assimi-lationist and multiculturalist approaches are detrimental to the supposed objective: that of promoting multilingualism. Thus, it is urgent that a consensus be reached, and certain public policies and educational practices promoted which are respectful of linguistic diversity, since the future social cohesion of our multicultural societies depends on this. |
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Anglès |
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Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada |
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European journal of education, Vol. 58 Núm. 1 (2023) , p. 151-165, ISSN 1465-3435 |
DOI: 10.1111/ejed.12537
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