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Van Oss, Victoria; Vantieghem, Wendelien; Van Avermaet, Piet; Struys, Esli – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2023
This paper explores the connection between nurses' multilingual beliefs and their advice on multilingual parenting to families with young children. Data was gathered through video-stimulated reflection dialogues with 11 nurses employed at infant welfare clinics in Belgium. Our analysis disclosed two salient counter topics regarding participants'…
Descriptors: Nurses, Nursing, Multilingualism, Language Attitudes
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De Backer, Fauve; Van Avermaet, Piet; Slembrouck, Stef – Language and Education, 2017
Across Europe we can observe the reinforcement of monolingual education policies, despite increasing multilingualism. Recent research has shown that the emphasis is on language proficiency in the socially dominant language. This is viewed as the key to educational success. The use of other languages or linguistic repertoires is not valued in…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Educational Policy, Language Proficiency, Monolingualism
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Pulinx, Reinhilde; Van Avermaet, Piet; Agirdag, Orhan – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2017
This article aims to deepen our understanding of the dynamic interaction between language policies, school characteristics and teachers' beliefs about monolingualism. The study takes place in Flanders (Belgium), a region characterized by educational policies which are based on a stringent monolingual ideology. Based on a survey of 775 teachers…
Descriptors: Monolingualism, Educational Policy, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries