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Ten years later: What has become of FLP?

how new challenges, such as digital communications, have shaped family language practices. We further explore how political conflicts have influenced families of forced migration and families in ... languages and in the contexts of UK, Norway, Finland, Mexico, Singapore and New Zealand. Entering into a new phase of FLP at a time with heightened political crisis and war in Europe and the Middle East, we

Family, a racialized space: A phenomenological approach to examining Afghan refugee families’ language policies in Norway

 embodiment The lived body has been a major subject of theorization in the phenomenological tradition of philosophy that has tried to understand the embodied experience of the world. Among the philosophers, as ... incorporated in our analysis of FLP. To do so, I have argued that the understandings of embodied experiences developed in phenomenological philosophy, such as Nishida’s notion of historical body, could be one

Policy formation for adult migrant language education in England: national neglect and its implications

dominant language of their new environment, to support their settlement. A willingness to learn the language is a marker of social inclusion from a political perspective too: an insistence that migrants have ... , 1998: Article 13.1). A willingness to learn the language is a marker of social inclusion from a political perspective too, and an insistence that migrants have an obligation to use English has been a

Bioethics, Philosophy, and Global Health

on problems whose solutions cannot be left to the rough-and-tumble of the market and the political arena. We ought to set our own research agenda, rather than acquiesce in its distortion by external ... themes, generally with greater emphasis on the first two.f In so doing, bioethics follows a pattern of concern established by moral and political philosophy in the latter part of the twentieth century. The

Aspirational family language policy

tension can become heightened when major political events push families to question their carefully balanced family language policies and, in some cases, change them significantly to reflect a repositioning ... " (p. 29). In line with the focus of constructing social meanings in discursive interactions (Gumperz, 2015) , the authors investigated manifestations of home country political developments and

Normative language policy and minority language rights: rethinking the case of regional languages in France

policy and planning research with a nuanced normative ethical analysis as employed in political philosophy and political theory. After outlining the foundational work on minority rights that has emerged ... analytic political philosophy, especially considering the latter’s recent interest in language rights and linguistic justice more broadly (e.g. Patten 2001, 2014; Kymlicka and Patten 2003; De Schutter 2007

Language advocacy in times of securitization and neoliberalization: The Network LanguageRights

? On the one hand, answering these questions heavily depends on the political, social, cultural and linguistic context, as well as on the interests, stakes and positions of the advocacy actors. On the

Last Chance Therapies: Can a Just and Caring Society Do Health Care Rationing When Life Itself Is at Stake?

defensible last chance rationing decisions if the political philosophy that shaped the functioning of our managed care plan were libertarian, communitarian (Ezekiel Emanuel's vision), or liberal (in the ... presumptively just claims on health resources? Second, what should be the political-philosophical framework of managed care plans responsible for making these last chance rationing decisions? That is, would we be

Has language as resource been the basis for mother-tongue instruction in Sweden? On the evolution of policy orientations towards a uniquely enduring bilingual policy

for Education. 3 Based on the Multiculturalism Policy Index, http://www.queensu.ca/mcp, accessed 25 March 2023. Q4: How was the LPP orientations’ evolution underpinned by political ideologies? Given ... diversity. In contrast to the other two orientations, the underpinnings of language as resource in terms of political ideology have been the topic of intense academic debate. The main points of criticism

Introduction to the thematic issue: language policy and political theory

and outcomes interrogated in the pages of this journal are premised on this dynamic within language. The second paradox frames a rather distinct sub-discipline of - political science and philosophy ... disciplinary divide (e.g. in political philosophy Kymlicka and Patten 2003; De Schutter 2007, 2008; Castiglione and Longman 2008; Van Parijs 2011). In sociolinguistics see, (for example, Tollefson 1991

Amid signs of change: language policy, ideology and power in the linguistic landscape of urban Rwanda

that Rwanda has a national language, Kinyarwanda, known by 99.4 per cent of the population. The analysis shows that political aspects of language policy decisions are downplayed. Officially, both ... English. This does not just happen. It forms part of political decisions and strategies, and we should approach the changing linguistic landscape as an expression of post-genocide politics. It is

Integrating risk management concepts into the drilling non-productive time

a sound technique to evaluate operational losses or wastes of many resources, including time. This paper presents an attempt to couple RM techniques with NPT philosophy together with other concepts ... professional development conference and exposition , Seattle, Washington, 11 - 14 June, ASSE- 06 -544E Pareto V , Page A ( 1971 ) Translation of manuale di economia politica “manual of political economy”, A.M

Ricento, T. (ed): Language Policy and Political Economy: English in a Global Context

is taught as an additional language; (b) to make the case that political economy represents an advantageous perspective for such an interrogation; and (c) to reflect critically on whether English

Shale gas: a step toward sustainable energy future

factors such as political matters, wars, social and economic aspects, and exploration techniques. Depending on the recoverable reserve (RR), production of shale gas entails different methods and with a ... prevailing in that particular region. As the administration introduces new policies, this can lead to political and economic turmoil. Therefore, widespread corruption, weak institutional and government support

Grammar tests, de facto policy and pedagogical coercion in England’s primary schools

testing as a methodological framework, and drawing on a bricolage of data sources such as political speeches, policy documents, test questions and interviews with teachers. I discuss how the tests work as ... . Shohamy 2001) at the epicentre of curriculum reform. I trace the political and language ideological discourses which framed their implementation by government, and explore the impacts and consequences of

Four decades after Castañeda: a critical analysis of Bilingual/Dual Language Education in Colorado

Student Succeeds (ESSA), coupled with political movements to limit bilingual education, and benign neglect and systemic racism on the part of the Colorado Department of Education have limited opportunities ... -political climate of Colorado at the time. Table 1 (below) is used to organize our findings and relate them to our theoretical framework. Findings The population of EB students in Colorado has both changed

Pride, prejudice and pragmatism: family language policies in the UK

and developing minority/HLs are matters that reach far beyond the family domain, because families are always “nested in a wide range of socio-historical, political, cultural and linguistic environments ... inevitably shaped by political and societal ideologies (Curdt-Christiansen, 2016, 2018) . Cushing’s (2019, 2021, 2023) studies of UK’s educational policies and school language practices point out that racist

Contextual effects on students’ achievement and academic self-concept in the Nordic and Chinese educational systems

abolishing the classbased society and enabling social mobility (Frønes et  al., 2020; Blossing et  al., 2014; Telhaug et al., 2006) . The newly established education system practised egalitarian philosophy ... , p. 3) , indicating very diverse political and cultural backgrounds. In the ILSAs, the Nordic countries, Finland in particular, have amazed the world with outstanding academic performances, despite

“What is language for us?”: Community-based Anishinaabemowin language planning using TEK-nology

diversity in Indigenous Nations and communities across Turtle Island (Siebens & Julian, 2011; Statistics Canada, 2017) . The Anishinabek Nation is a “political advocate for 39 member First Nations across ... Ontario…[it] is the oldest political organization in Ontario and can trace its roots back to the Confederacy of Three Fires, which existed long before European contact” (Anishinabek Nation, 2020, para. 1

Gender, affect, and math: a cross-national meta-analysis of Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 2015 outcomes

math affect, boys and girls are similar. We also found that cross-national sociocultural, political, and educational equality of adults does not necessarily predict positive affect for both genders. In ... dimensions including economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment (see World Economic Forum 2019). In sum this study was conducted to answer