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Conceptualising quality early childhood education: Learning from young children in Brazil and South Africa through creative and play‐based methods

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education.
Laura H. V. Wright, Irene Rizzini, Malibongwe Gwele, Lynn McNair, Cristina Laclette Porto, Marsha Orgill, E. Kay M. Tisdall, Malcolm Bush, Linda Biersteker   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mother tongue education in four Nordic countries - problem, right or resource?

Apples: Journal of Applied Language Studies, 2023
The Declaration of a Nordic Language Policy stipulates that all Nordic residents have the right to preserve and develop their mother tongue and their national minority languages.
Jenni Alisaari, Line Møller Daugaard, Joke Dewilde, Raisa Harju-Autti, L. M. Heikkola, J. Iversen, Niina Kekki, Sari Pesonen, Anne Reath Warren, Boglárka Straszer, Maija Yli-Jokipii   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Second Language and Mother Tongue Education for Immigrant Children in Nordic Educational Policies: Search for a Common Nordic Dimension

Nordic Studies in Education, 2023
The purpose of this article is to investigate whether and how a common Nordic dimension underlies existing policies on second language (L2) and immigrant mother tongue (L1) education. Our research question was: What do policy documents in the five Nordic
Renata Emilsson Pesková, Anna Lindholm, Mary Ahlholm, Eva Thue Vold, Hermína Gunnþórsdóttir, Anna Slotte, Sofia Esmann Busch   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Harnessing Mother Tongue Diversity for Education in a Globalized Society: A Literature Review

Pedagogika, 2022
Diverse cultures and languages traverse borders, including the global educational space, hence the need to create cultural and mother tongue awareness.
Ntite Orji Kalu
doaj   +1 more source

A Policy Reform Framework for Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education in the Philippines

International Journal of Multidisciplinary Applied Business and Education Research, 2023
The current Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education [MTB-MLE] policy in the Philippines is beset with numerous issues, and this adversely affects the quality of basic education provided across regions.
M. D. Aperocho
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Examining teachers’ views on the adoption of mother tongue-based bilingual education in mathematics teaching and learning: A South African context

South African Journal of Education, 2023
Mathematics is one of the critical subjects studied worldwide and is a major for all science faculties and careers. However, it is 1 of the subjects in which performance is poor in all educational phases and bands.
Zwelivumile Malindi, C. Ndebele, Berington Zanoxolo Gobingca   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Learning to Read in an “Estranged” Language: Arabic Diglossia, Child Literacy, and the Case for Mother Tongue-Based Education

Creative Education, 2022
Reading proficiency of Arab students is amongst the lowest globally. Research in applied linguistics confirms the pervasive impact of Arabic language diglossia—that is the linguistic distance between the language of education, Standard Arabic (StA), and ...
Riham M. E. Shendy
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Developing and Implementing Mother-tongue Education Policy in Minority Speech Communities in Nepal: Issues and Challenges

Studies in ELT and Applied Linguistics, 2021
This paper examines some major issues and challenges in developing and implementing mother-tongue education policy in minority speech communities in Nepal. It also suggests some strategies based on field studies for meeting those challenges.
Dan Raj Regmi
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The role of mother tongue in enhancing maritime environment education awareness in Indonesia [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences, 2023
In this research, the term “maritime” describes issues related to the relationships and activities between humans and the sea. A country with a major maritime region, like Indonesia, can also be referred to as maritime.
Saputra Eko, Ajhi Putra, Oktavia Nurafni, Richardson Billyon, Subroto Gatot   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Good Practice (based on ELINET criteria) of Non-formal Education Involving a Library to Improve Literacy Skills (on the example of Hungarian project)

Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Librorum, 2018
Started in February 2014, ELINET project run for 2 years including 28 European countries. It aimed to analyse and consult on literacy policies at a local, regional, national, and trans-national level, raising awareness of literacy issues and coordinating
Ildikó Szabó
doaj   +1 more source