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The increasing cultural and linguistic diversity in European countries leads to new challenges for current education systems. One important challenge is establishing trustful educational partnerships with parents from diverse backgrounds. This holds especially true for Early Childhood Education and Care centres (ECEC), where parents are introduced...
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The overall aim of WP5 is to identify effective strategies for professional development that take into account new approaches to professional learning, i.e. virtual learning and team-based models of learning, and that focus specifically on increasing cultural and linguistic awareness among professionals in their work with culturally and linguistically diverse children. A related aim is to identify characteristics of the centers and schools at the organizational level that support or hinder professionals in dealing with cultural and linguistic diversity and in creating an inclusive, positive climate in the classroom, center and school. To this end a virtual learning environment (VLE) was developed together with professionals working in education and community-based settings.
The VLE proved to be a rich resource on several topics, including cultural diversity, multilingualism, second language learning, intercultural competences, family-school collaboration, economic inequalities and social justice with a repository of video clips, narratives, concrete examples from practice and dilemmas for professionals to reflect on. Further, it provided examples of concrete activities for both professional development and activities with parents or with children in the classroom, supporting professionals in enacting their competences. These resources were generally appreciated by professionals and contributed to enhancing their knowledge about specific topics. The joint reflection on one or more of these resources, which was part of the PD activities, supported professionals in reflecting on their beliefs and attitudes.
