The current work follows the premise that fictional oral narratives represent socio-emotionally and academically relevant communicative practices. Two studies are presented, aiming to (1) analyze the narrative skills of preschool-age Turkish-German dual language learners (DLLs) and (2) explore a peer-assisted approach to supporting DLLs’ narrative skills in early childhood education and care.…
This book addresses the cognitive, social, and psychological dimensions that shape students’ mathematics experience to help students become more capable, cooperative, and confident in the process of engaging mathematics. In these ways they can have a more valuable and enjoyable mathematics experience, and become more valued participants in society. The book focuses on the mathematics classroo…
This book introduces a framework for examining bilingual identity and presents the cases of seven individual children from a study of young students’ bilingual identities in an Australian primary school. The new Bilingual Identity Negotiation Framework brings together three elements that influence bilingual identity development – sociocultural connection, investment and interaction. The cas…
Gender Studies; Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging; Family
Using the Dynamics of a Person-Context System to Describe Children’s Understanding of Air Pressure
Learning in Cognitive Niches
Interaction Design for Preventing Child Abuse
Increasing Awareness of Brazilian Family Health Team Professionals on Reporting Child Abuse: A Case Study
Human Trafficking of Young Women and Girls for Sexual Exploitation in South Africa