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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
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Unpacking Preservice Teachers' Beliefs about Students' Home Languages: What Matters in Initial Teacher Education?
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, v45 n10 p4468-4483 2024
This paper presents findings from a quantitative investigation of preservice teachers' beliefs about using students' home languages as resources in educational environments. The study looked into the relationships between preservice teachers' professional learning opportunities and their home language beliefs, which had been mostly ignored in prior research. An anonymous survey was used to obtain data from five different teacher education institutions (n = 819) in Flanders (Belgium). Multilevel regression analysis revealed a significant relationship between attending multilingual education courses and holding positive beliefs about students' home languages. There was no association between fieldwork and teachers' home language beliefs. The paper concludes with a discussion of the theoretical and practical implications, limitations and recommendations for future research.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Beliefs, Teacher Education, Student Teacher Attitudes, Family Influence, Educational Environment, Native Language, Language Attitudes, Communities of Practice, Foreign Countries, Multilingualism, Multicultural Education, Education Courses, Learning Activities, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Opportunities, Knowledge Level, Social Bias, Cultural Differences, Stereotypes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Belgium
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