DTU CALIDIE Colloquium: How is the plurilingual education policy in Luxembourg implemented in non-formal early childhood and care facilities

Given that educational inequalities in Luxembourg frequently emerge due to its multilingual curriculum, promoting multilingualism – as one of the key factors to educational success – is at the centre of the early childhood by capitalizing on the linguistic repertoires and practices of children. The objective of my research is to offer meaningful insights about how the plurilingual education policy established in 2017 is being implemented in non-formal early childhood education and care facilities. By employing a mixed-method approach on the basis of expert interviews, a policy document analysis, and an online questionnaire, this research confronts perspectives from policy and practice level experts. In order to gain systematic knowledge about the policy implementation and the salience of the aspect of reducing educational inequalities, this research combines conceptual resources from the theory of meritocracy and neo-institutionalism. As this research is at an early stage, preliminary findings will be covered at the conference.

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