Abstract
The article focuses on bilingual kindergartens in Germany and Israel offering education in both host (German or Hebrew) and immigrant (Russian) languages. The main questions are how teachers of bilingual kindergartens understand and explain the organizational and pedagogical principles of the kindergartens and how they negotiate home and host country pedagogical experience. The methodological background of the study is Critical Discourse Analysis. The results reveal differences in the organizational and pedagogical principles that can be attributed to the preschool education policies in Germany and Israel, the status of the Russian language, and the specific characteristics of the kindergartens.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1008-1018 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Teaching and Teacher Education |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 2011 |
Keywords
- Bilingual kindergartens
- Germany
- Immigrants
- Israel
- Pedagogical principles
- Teachers' reflection
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
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