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Abstract
When discussing inclusion of migrant children, mainstream pedagogical literature suggests that improvement of language competence (bilingual education) should be prioritised (Karoly and Gonzales 2011; Harris and Kaur 2012; Burger 2013; Devine, 2013, Baraldi, 2014). Limited language knowledge is claimed to impact migrant children’s participation in interactions with adults and peers. We challenge this prevailing discourse about migrant children through second order observation (Glaserfeld, 1987; Luhmann, 1995), that is, the observation of observations through innovative educational practices in multilingual settings. The analysis of video-recorded interactions involving children and teachers at an Italian Scuola dell’infanzia, influenced by the Reggio Emilia Approach, was ethically and methodologically committed to positioning all children as competent agents. This approach allowed a shift in the frame of teachers’ observation, from linguistic competence to participation in communication, and a shift in expectations from migrant children as deficient to a recognition and promotion of their agency. This chapter focuses on two interrelated aspects of the video-recorded interactions to argue that teachers’ and children’s modes of designing their turns to talk may promote shared personal expressions of ideas, emotions, and experiences, accessing the agentic status of authors of knowledge.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Postdevelopmental Approaches to Childhood Research Observation |
Editors | Jayne Osgood |
Place of Publication | London |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Academic |
Chapter | 6 |
Pages | 107-126 |
Number of pages | 20 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781350369740, 9781350369757 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781350369733 |
Publication status | Published - 24 Aug 2023 |
Publication series
Name | Postdevelopmental Approaches to Childhood |
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Publisher | Bloomsbury |
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