Challenges, opportunities, risks and hopes. Making the voice of non-English speaking children stronger in early years provision [Aberdeen]
In the last decade, the needs of young children who are learning English as an Additional Language has been a popular research topic in the area of ‘multilingual education’ (Gorter et al., 2013), with a view of enabling children to have full access to the curriculum (Conteh et al., 2007). However, if the focus of the research is centred on children’s experience in Early Years settings, rather than their needs, the situation in which a shared language is unavailable appears to be under-examined. Moreover, while there is research on the adaptation strategies of the non-English speaking children (Drury, 2007), there is still a gap concerning the multilingual settings as a complex network of relationships.
Young bilingual learners at home and school: researching multilingual voices
Young bilingual learners at home and school: researching multilingual voices, by Rose Drury, Stoke-on-Trent, UK, Trenthan Books, 2007, iv+113 pp., $29.95 (Paperback) ISBN 13:9781858563558 Young Bil...
As práticas profissionais no campo público de atenção à saúde bucal: o caso de dois municípios da Bahia
This paper examines the working facilities and processes of dentists in the primary healthcare systems of two towns in Bahia State, Brazil, striving to analyze the extent to which factors related to dental care, training, placement and professional profiles influence their practices. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine dentists in both towns, with work process organization patterns in Municipality C being closer to the structuring principles of Brazil's National Health System than in Municipality E. This seems to be related to management characteristics, with networking links among individual, collective, and preventive clinical activities and planning noted in Municipality C. Despite these differences, the practitioners presented similarities in terms of dual militancy and perceptions of the public and private healthcare fields. The hegemony of the private sector seems to be influencing the professional practices of dentists in the public health system.