04294nam a22005655i 4500 978-3-031-68221-6 DE-He213 20251030113040.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240913s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031682216 978-3-031-68221-6 10.1007/978-3-031-68221-6 doi LB1139.2-.5 JNLA bicssc EDU023000 bisacsh JNG thema Simoes Loureiro, Kevin. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 84220 Plurilingual Education Policy in Early Childhood Education and Care [electronic resource] : Aiming Towards More Equal Opportunities in Luxembourg / by Kevin Simoes Loureiro. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XVIII, 309 p. 25 illus., 21 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Chapter I: Introduction -- Chapter II: Conceptualization and contextualization of a socio-political debate in early childhood education and care: Multilingualism as both a resource and a challenge -- Chapter III: Theoretical concepts: organizational and inequality perspective in education -- Chapter IV: State of Research -- Chapter V: Empirical mixed method study for the analysis of the plurilingual education policy implementation -- Chapter VI: Conclusion and discussion. This book explores the implementation of educational policies aimed at addressing educational inequalities and specifically focuses on Luxembourg’s pioneering plurilingual education policy in non-formal early childhood education and care. It emphasizes the significance of developing plurilingual policies that accommodate diverse linguistic and organizational contexts, ensuring more effective implementation and equitable educational opportunities for all children. Through an in-depth analysis, this book provides insights into various aspects of policy implementation. It delves into the drivers and goals of the plurilingual policy, the measures taken to implement it, the challenges encountered, and the success factors identified at the policy level. Additionally, it examines the attitudes, intentions and obstacles faced by those involved at the practice level. Drawing on a range of theoretical frameworks and empirical studies, the book presents multiple perspectives on the subject. By employing a mixed-methods design, including policy document analysis of the plurilingual education program, expert interviews with policy-level stakeholders and a cross-sectional survey of early childhood practitioners in the non-formal education sector, this work offers a multifaceted approach. The book not only enhances the understanding of policy implementation processes, but also sheds light on the practical implications and potential for reducing educational inequalities in multilingual educational settings. The findings and discussions in this book are, thus, pertinent not only to Luxembourg, but also offer policy- and practice-related implications for similar educational contexts globally. Early childhood education. 58404 Language and languages Study and teaching. 59962 Education and state. 58709 Social justice. 58936 Educational sociology. 58182 Early Childhood Education. 58404 Language Education. 70729 Educational Policy and Politics. 71022 Social Justice. 58936 Sociology of Education. 69758 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031682209 Printed edition: 9783031682223 Printed edition: 9783031682230 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-68221-6 ZDB-2-EDA ZDB-2-SXED 63348 63348