Symposium de la recherche sur les langues officielles, 2011 Pré‐symposium : atelier sur l’éducation dans la langue de la minorité Le 31 août 2011, Ottawa, Ont Official Languages Research Round Table, 2011 Pre‐symposium: Workshop on Minority‐Language Education Session of August 31, 2011, Ottawa, ON Report on the Pre‐symposium Workshop Covering “Research on Minority‐Language Education” Lord Elgin Hotel, Ottawa August 31, 2011 1. Welcoming words / Review of agenda, role and objectives of the meeting Josée Langlois introduced herself and provided a short overview of the workshop objectives and planned process. She proceeded to mix the participants from the various milieu and asked all present to introduce themselves and the organizations which they represent. (See appendix for the participant list.) 2. Presentation of the state of the research in this sector William Floch provided an overview of the state of research in the area of minority‐ language education which drew heavily on a literature review conducted by Matthieu Brennan of Brynaert & Associates. The presentation began with an overview of the French‐language and English‐language networks which produce and consume research in this area. The introductory part of the presentation also provided background on key historical milestones in terms of research in this area, including a chronology of key dates and overview of the themes developed at the annual conference of the Association canadienne d’éducation de langue française (ACELF) and themes covered by the periodical Éducation et francophonie. The Comité tripartite which re‐groups key players from the school board, community organizational and governmental milieux was identified as a key locus in terms of taking an active interest in research and development. In a more nascent phase, the Leadership Committee for English Education in Quebec (LCEEQ) was identified as an emerging forum for the key players in the English‐language education system. It was noted that there has been an increasing level of structured academic interest in the area of minority‐language education with institutes, chairs or centres at various universities (Saint‐Boniface, Ottawa, Moncton and Toronto) as well as inter‐university networks (Regroupement pour l’étude de l’éducation Francophone en mileu Minoritaire, Quebec English‐speaking Communities Research Network). ‐ 1 ‐ The major portion of the Thèmes de recherche presentation was devoted Minority‐Language Education to an overview of the trends in recent research éducation organized around the Student‐teacherratio Specialeducationneeds central notions of Studentachievement School‐familyrelations education (mainstream Managingdiversity Gender‐basedapproach topics generally of interest Curriculum/teachingmaterials Learning styles / teachingmethods Infrastructure to all school systems), minorité Autonomie culturelle language (of interest to Construction identitaire langue Sentiment d’appartenance Comportement langagier language‐based school Attraction/retentiondes ayants droits assimilation Relations minoritaire‐majoritaire Francisation / Re‐francisation/ FSL systems) and minority (of Engagement communautaire Rélations avec parent non‐francophone Conscientisation interest to Canada’s official‐language minority communities). The accompanying diagram illustrates the various topics that arise under each of these themes. It was noted that the “minority” and “linguistic” aspects are the ones that are most germane to the actors in this workshop. The presentation then proceeded with a discussion of the most prevalent topics for research conducted between 2008 and 2011. Under the “education” theme, pedagogical material (39), integration of immigrants (37) and infrastructure and governance (30) were covered most frequently, with learning styles (26) and student success (22) also receiving important attention from the research community. Under the “language” theme, linguistic behaviour (27) was most clearly a common topic although there was some attention paid to francisation (8). Under the “minority” theme, identity building (46), community commitment (32) and intercultural/inter‐racial relations (30) received the most attention. The overview also considered the most common topics by each of the types of actors (community, government, academia) and found that there were a number of transversal themes such as the integration of immigrants, identity building, leadership and the role of parents and community commitment, among others. The presentation included a sampling of research funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the Official Languages Support Programs Branch of Canadian Heritage. The presentation closed with an overview of research challenges identified by other processes (the work of the Comité tripartite and those raised at a previous symposium workshop in January 2008 and a subsequent Round Table / Carrefour in March 2009). In the discussion period and from the small group discussions held subsequently, the following comments were made with respect to the overview of research: ‐ 2 ‐ • There needs to be more coverage of the literature related to early childhood education. The work sponsored by the CNPF was identified as a useful source • The area of literacy and adult learning in the minority‐language education fields merits greater inclusion. The compass resource (www.compas.cdeaf.ca) was mentioned as an important repository. • The field of linguistics and the work being done at the University of Ottawa (University Research Chair in Language and Migration in French America) merits further exploration and potential application. 3. Small Group Discussion 3.1. Process The workshop participants split into three groups and proceeded to discuss three questions: ‐ Are there major elements missing in the presentation? ‐ In terms of research themes, what are the themes that must be explored? ‐ In the research chain, what are the gaps, what are the obstacles? Each of the three groups designated a reporter who provided the full workshop with a synthesis of the group’s discussion of the three questions. Charles L. Lamarche then validated his synthesis of the group discussions with workshop participants which was then to be presented to the full research symposium of September 1st. (see below) 3.2. Report on the Workshop (Presented by Charles L. Lamarche to the full Symposium on September 1st) Le premier constat que je partage est le besoin d’assurer une concertation planifiée et réfléchie entre les différents acteurs en éducation dans la langue de la minorité. La concertation entre les secteurs est tout aussi importante. La toile de fond d’une feuille de route doit s’en inspirer. Le deuxième constat traite non seulement de la visibilité du mot ‘recherche’ dans la feuille de route mais aussi de son importance dans la feuille de route et dans les autres documents et dans les processus. Tous étaient d’accord que la recherche devait être clairement identifiée et explicitée pour qu’elle soit plus efficace, pour qu’elle puisse mieux appuyer la politique publique future. La présence de la recherche à toutes les étapes du processus de développement de politiques est essentielle si on veut « agir pour l’avenir » pour assurer la vitalité et le développement durable des communautés de langue officielle en situation minoritaire. Le 3e constat énonce l’importance de développer une perspective de ‘continuum’, un continuum qui s’étale de la naissance à la mort. Il faut donc élargir le sens du terme « éducation dans la langue de la minorité ». ‐ 3 ‐ Il faut s’attarder sur l’appui et les ressources qui vont desservir les parents et ‐ les enfants au préscolaire ‐ les élèves de l’élémentaire et du secondaire ‐ les étudiantes et étudiants du postsecondaire ‐ les adultes dans le monde du travail et de l’éducation permanente Il faut aussi développer ou appuyer des programmes qui assurent une transition réussie entre toutes les étapes du continuum. Le 4e constat fait le point sur le fait qu’on doit nourrir la relation symbiotique qui existe entre la communauté et les écoles, surtout en situation minoritaire, et s’attarder sur des modèles réussis et des modèles novateurs. Nous offrons à titre d’exemple l’école communautaire citoyenne qui sera appelée à jouer un rôle de plus en plus important dans le développement durable des communautés vivant dans la langue de la minorité et dans la réussite des élèves, en passant par leur engagement , leur sens d’appartenance et leur construction identitaire. Le 5e constat rappelle l’importance qu’on doit accorder au bilinguisme, à sa juste valeur. Il faut reconnaître le haut niveau de bilinguisme des élèves qui proviennent des écoles qui offrent l’éducation dans la langue de la minorité. Il serait fort intéressant et pertinent de considérer une étude qui examinerait le taux de réussite de ces élèves dans des tests nationaux ou internationaux et ce dans les deux langues officielles. Enfin, le 6e constat est qu’il y a encore du chemin à faire pour utiliser de façon efficace les résultats des recherches. La diffusion des recherches, et on ne réfère pas au document écrit, demeure un défi. Il faut développer un plan qui favorisera la transition ou la traduction des recherches en pratiques qui appuieront la réussite des élèves dans les écoles oeuvrant dans la langue de la minorité et le développement des communautés qui nourrissent la culture et la langue de cette minorité. 4. Discussion of Potential Session of the Round Table / Carrefour (possibly September 28, 2011) Charles L. Lamarche and William Floch briefed the workshop participants on a possible session of the Minority‐Language Education Research Round Table / Carrefour de recherche dans la domaine de l’éducation dans la langue de la minorité. This event would potentially be held just prior to the annual conference of ACELF (Ottawa, September 29th to October 1st) which would facilitate a broad participation of practitioners (school board representatives, officials from departments of education, etc.). Workshop participants concurred that this type of knowledge transfer event would be useful and that the research themes identified in the August 31st workshop could serve as inspiration for the themes to be explored at the September 28th event. Charles L. Lamarche, Roger Paul, Josée Langlois and William Floch agreed to pursue the planning of the September 28th session. ‐ 4 ‐ milieu nom / name courriel / e-mail address acronyme organisme chercheur Annie Pilote [email protected] fse-ulaval Faculté des sciences de l'éducation, Université de Laval chercheur Diane Gérin-Lajoie [email protected] CRÉFO Centre de recherches en éducation franco-ontarienne chercheur France Martineau [email protected] uOttawa Université d'Ottawa chercheur Jérémie Séror [email protected] ILOB Institut des langues officielles et du bilinguisme chercheur Kenneth Deveau [email protected] Ste-Anne Université Sainte-Anne chercheur Léonard Rivard [email protected] USB Université Saint-Boniface chercheur Noel Burke [email protected] QUESCRN Quebec English-speaking Communities Research Network chercheur Rodrigue Landry [email protected] ICRML Institut canadien de recherche sur les minorités linguistiques gouv Charles L. Lamarche [email protected] MÉO Ministère de l'Éducation de l'Ontario gouv Debbie Horrocks [email protected] LEARN LEARN-Quebec gouv Francois Nault [email protected] STC Statistics Canada gouv Josée Langlois [email protected] PCH-PALO Programme d'appui aux langues officielles, Patrimoine canadien gouv Line Pinet [email protected] CMAF Conférence ministerielle sur la francophonie gouv William Floch [email protected] PCH-PALO Programme d'appui aux langues officielles, Patrimoine canadien inst/comm Carol Meindl [email protected] QFHSA Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations inst/comm Chantal Lainey [email protected] ACELF Association canadienne d'éducation de langue française inst/comm Ghislaine Pilon [email protected] CNPF Commission national des parents francophones inst/comm Johanne Laurent [email protected] FCAF Fédération canadienne pour l'alphabetisation en français inst/comm Larry Depoe [email protected] QFHSA Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations inst/comm Nathalie Morgan [email protected] FJCF Fédération de la jeunesse canadienne-française inst/comm Roger Paul [email protected] FNCSF Fédération national des conseil scolaires francophones inst/comm Ronald Boudreau [email protected] FCE Fédération canadienne des enseignantes et des enseignants inst/comm Suzanne Bossé [email protected] FCFA Fédération des communautés francophones et acadiens du Canada ‐ 5 ‐ The State of Research L’État des lieux – in recherche sur Minority‐Language l’enseignement dans la Education langue de la minorité August 31, 2011 Le 31 août, 2011 Pre‐symposium Atelier Workshop pré‐symposium Contents of the Presentation (cid:132) Network analysis (cid:132) Location of schools (cid:132) Mapping key institutions (cid:132) Minority Francophones (cid:132) Minority Anglophones (cid:132) Research centres and institutions (cid:132) Government actors (cid:132) Infrastructure, networks (cid:132) Annual ACELF conference (cid:132) Revue : Éducation et francophone (cid:132) Key dates and research activities (cid:132) Recent Research Trends (cid:132) The Minority‐Language Education Research Paradigm (cid:132) Community‐based research (cid:132) Governmental research (cid:132) Academic research (cid:132) Transversal themes (cid:132) SSHRC funding of MLE research (cid:132) PCH funding of MLE research activities (cid:132) Challenges … and responses (cid:132) Applied research and the policy development process (cid:132) Comité tripartite research challenges (by axe) (cid:132) Applied research examples Network Analysis Location of Minority‐Language Schools
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