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Record Nr.

UNISA996517766503316

Autore

Becker Anna

Titolo

Identity, Power, and Prestige in Switzerland's Multilingual Education / / Anna Becker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bielefeld : , : transcript Verlag, , [2023]

©2023

ISBN

3-8394-6619-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (270 p.)

Collana

Pädagogik

Soggetti

EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abstract -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Education, Languages, and Power -- Methodology -- Findings -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Appendix D

Sommario/riassunto

Switzerland is known for its multilingualism, yet not all languages are represented equally in society. The situation is exacerbated by the influx of heritage languages and English through migration and globalization processes which challenge the traditional education system. This study is the first to investigate how schools in Grisons, Fribourg, and Zurich negotiate neoliberal forces leading to a growing necessity of English, a romanticized view on national languages, and the social justice perspective of institutionalizing heritage languages. It uncovers power and legitimacy issues and showcases students' and teachers' complex identities to advocate equitable multilingual education.