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Multilingual cooperative activities for classroom social climate in heterogeneous contexts

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The study (N = 92) piloted an inclusive programme taking advantage of linguistic diversity in regular primary classrooms in Geneva (Switzerland) to reinforce classroom social climate. The same three-stages programme (activities for opening to others, activities for opening to linguistic diversity, and multilingual cooperative activities) was introduced in three classes, while adapting the content of the activities to different grades (grades 3 to 5). Results indicate that this programme protected against the decrease in the feeling of belonging to the class and in the perception of social relatedness which appeared without the programme in three control classes.

Source: Intercultural Education

DOI: 10.1080/14675986.2024.2426949

Author: Céline Buchs

Institutions: University of Geneva, University of Lausanne

Language: English

Topic: Multilingual Education and Policy

Subfield: Linguistics and Language

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung