36.3491, Calls: Language and Education - "Special Issue: Multilingual Policies in Early Childhood Education Across the Globe" (Jrnl)

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Subject: 36.3491, Calls: Language and Education - "Special Issue: Multilingual Policies in Early Childhood Education Across the Globe" (Jrnl)

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Date: 14-Nov-2025
From: Victoria Van Oss [victoria.van.oss at vub.be]
Subject: Language and Education - "Special Issue: Multilingual Policies in Early Childhood Education Across the Globe" (Jrnl)

Journal: Language and Education
Issue: Multilingual Policies in Early Childhood Education Across the
Globe
Call Deadline: 15-Jan-2026

Focus: This Special Issue explores multilingual policies in early
childhood education (ECE), an under-researched area in language policy
studies.
Rationale: While multilingualism has received growing attention, ECE
remains a blind spot despite its critical role in shaping children’s
early attitudes, identities, and competencies.
Scope: We seek research from across the Global North and Global
South to examine how language policies are developed, implemented, and
experienced in early learning contexts.
Comparative perspective: By highlighting context-specific
dynamics and potential universal mechanisms, this Special Issue aims
to inform more inclusive, effective, and globally relevant language
policies.
Contribution to the field:
 - Bridges a major research gap in ECE language policy
 - Highlights the voices and knowledge systems of historically
marginalized scholars, especially from the Global South
 - Provides practical insights and tools for educators, policymakers,
and researchers
We welcome:
 - Empirical studies exploring multilingual policies and practices in
ECE
 - Conceptual papers and critical reflections
 - Systematic reviews and case studies showcasing innovative
approaches
Aim: To create a comprehensive resource that combines robust
research, practical strategies, and global perspectives to support
educators and policymakers in fostering inclusive multilingual
learning environments.
Submissions may address, but are not limited to, the following themes:
 - Development, implementation, and impact of multilingual language
policies in ECE across diverse contexts.
 - Comparative studies on how linguistic ideologies (e.g.,
monolingualism, colonial legacies) shape policy.
 - The role of early childhood educators as active agents in
interpreting and shaping language policy.
 - Innovative practices fostering children’s multilingual development.
 - Impacts of language policies on children’s learning, wellbeing,
identity, and socio-emotional development.
 - Experiences of minoritized, migrant, and Indigenous language
communities.
 - Professional development initiatives and policy interventions
supporting educators.
 - Methodological reflections on researching language policy in
under-resourced contexts.
 - Interdisciplinary perspectives linking early multilingual policy to
equity, social justice, and decolonization.
Manuscript Guidelines:
Word count: 7,000–9,000 words (inclusive of abstract, tables,
references, figures, footnotes, and captions).
Abstract: Maximum 200 words (unstructured).
Manuscript Structure:
 - Title page
 - Abstract
 - Keywords
 - Main text (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion)
 - Acknowledgments (if applicable)
 - Declaration of interest
 - References
 - Appendices (if applicable)
 - Tables with captions (on individual pages)
 - Figures with captions (as a list)
 - Format: Submit manuscripts as single Word files. References may
follow any consistent scholarly style.
Articles should focus on language education in the dominant
language(s) of the educational system, including bilingualism,
multilingualism, CLIL, immersion, and medium-of-instruction. Please
note: this special issue does not cover modern foreign language
education.
Submission Process:
When submitting your manuscript via ScholarOne, please select the
Special Issue title: “Multilingual Policies in Early Childhood
Education”. In the timeline underneath you can find details on when to
submit abstracts and full manuscripts.
If you are submitting an abstract for consideration, please send it
directly to the guest editors at victoria.van.oss at vub.be and
Thibaut.duthois at ugent.be by 15 January 2026.
Timeline:
15 January 2026: Abstract (max. 500 words) submission deadline.
“Please submit the abstract by sending an email to two recipients:
victoria.van.oss at vub.be and Thibaut.duthois at ugent.be
1 March 2026: Notification of abstract acceptance
30 April: The submission process starts, possibly via ScholarOne.
30 June 2026: Deadline for full manuscript submission. All full
manuscripts are required to be submitted via ScholarOne. The window
for full manuscript submissions is 30 April 2026 – 30 June 2026.
31 October 2026: First review round completed
31 December 2026: Revised manuscript submission
28 February 2027: Second review round completed
31 March 2027: Final manuscript submission
30 April 2027: Final decision
June 2027: Publication of the Special Issue

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
                     Discipline of Linguistics
                     General Linguistics
                     Language Acquisition
                     Sociolinguistics

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