32.1794, Calls: Applied Ling, Lang Acq/France

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Subject: 32.1794, Calls: Applied Ling, Lang Acq/France

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Date: Mon, 24 May 2021 12:42:27
From: Frédéric Torterat [frederic.torterat at umontpellier.fr]
Subject: Collaboration between families and external stakeholders in Early Childhood Education

Full Title: Collaboration between families and external stakeholders in Early Childhood Education 

Date: 21-Oct-2021 - 23-Oct-2021
Location: Montpellier, France 
Contact Person: Frédéric Torterat
Meeting Email: frederic.torterat at umontpellier.fr
Web Site: https://muse.edu.umontpellier.fr/en/2021/05/06/joint-initiatives-for-early-childhood-2021-international-conference/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition 

Call Deadline: 29-Jun-2021 

Meeting Description:

In a world in transition, services and professionals that work directly with
children, and specifically those in the early childhood period, must adapt and
reorient their institutional operations and organizational methodologies to
meet new requirements and changes. Notably in Europe, the socioeconomic
demographics and political contexts are rapidly changing. This is especially
evident in crossborder zones more than in other regions, and with this comes
potential disruptions but also new opportunities (eg., migration flows,
variable political solutions, multiplicity of the expressions of
multiculturalism, specificities of the contexts and time periods). These
observed socioeconomic and political changes do not exist without having an
effect on daily life, and there is no doubt families are at the forefront of
this issue in conjunction with other community stakeholders.

This conference aims to establish a detailed and contemporary framework for
the cooperation between the multitude of professionals that hold a stake in
the domain of early childhood education and wellbeing. Notably, this includes
educational researchers, social workers, caregivers and preschool teachers.
Consequently, it is fair to ask ourselves about the exact role(s) Europe is
likely to endorse on these current social, educational and political issues,
including questions about the “values” of inclusion and solidarity addressed
by the different programs Europe supports on a short or long term.

The first halfday of the conference will be opened by Åse Kari Hansen Wagner
and Sara Esmaeeli (Stavanger, Norway). They will highlight research concerning
social development and literacy in the home setting for young children, based
on the PIRLS 2016 study and the Norwegian early literacy intervention study On
Track. Chiara Melloni and Maria Vender (University of Verona, Italy) will
close this section of the conference with an examination of the link between
education and social work.

Encarnación Soriano Ayala, Veronica Caballero and Rachida Dalouh (University
of Almería, Spain) will start off the following day of the conference on
October 22nd. They will present on the interconnected nature of different
professions working within the domain of early childhood, with specific
attention to the spheres of schools, academic progress and families. This will
be followed by a discussion and poster presentations relating to these same
topics. Tijana Ašić & Izabela Dankić (University of Kragujevac and University
of Mostar, Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina) will focus next on border regions
in relationship to the conference topic and the challenges faced in this
context via minority group acceptance. The day will finish with a roundtable
discussion with a multidimensional focus on comparing and contrasting
different issues across Europe concerning early childhood.

The final halfday will comprise a discussion about controversial issues that
require the collaboration between families and community stakeholders in the
area of early childhood. This discussion will be enriched by presentations by
Snejana Konsulova (University of Sofia, Bulgaria) and Daiva
JakavonytėStaškuvienė (University of Vilnius, Lithuania), who will also
mediate the second roundtable event.

Call for Papers: 

Main Scientific Objectives:
 - report on the strategic issues that can result in improving early childhood
programs in Europe, and by extension, greater protection and care for young
children, especially those belonging to vulnerable populations.
 - share and discuss best practices concerning language acquisition and
literacy in the home setting for young children, among others in a bilingual
context (in particular from the teachers’ side, considering the obstacles to
and leverage practices for inclusive classrooms).
 -  highlight the interconnected and also changing nature of the professions
working in the areas of education, social work, caregiving and preschool in
contemporary society.

The communication proposals (400-600 words, in English, French or Spanish)
must be submitted by email to : frederic.torterat at umontpellier.fr and
brahim.azaoui at umontpellier.fr in .odt or .doc format. You are invited to
clearly state the title of the paper, the theme addressed, the originality of
your approach and the prospects opened up by your study, with 5 to 10
bibliographical references.

Schedule of Events:
 -  March 12: First call for submissions (deadline: June 29, 2021)
 - May 20: Status update with the organizers and second call for submissions
 - June 30 – July 15: Doubleblind review of the submission proposals
 - July 20: Participants shall be notified
 - September 2: Finalization of the conference program

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