---
_id: '37455'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: AbstractSchool classrooms within the EU are
multilingual learning environments. The diversity of pupils in classrooms raises
significant challenges for teachers, but to date, there are no data from large-scale
surveys that compare views within and across European countries. A bespoke questionnaire
was designed to examine views of current classroom learning environments with
respect to the multilingualism. The questionnaire was piloted and subsequently
completed by 2792 teachers across different European countries. Eleven countries
provided sufficient data for analyses. Results from structural equation modelling
showed that teachers’ attitudes could be reliably measured across Europe with
the use of carefully devised questionnaire, whose loading and factor structure
remained invariant across countries. Teachers’ views about multilingualism were
most challenged by the numbers of children in their classes, not the percentage
of multilingual pupils in the class. Countries differed in how they perceived
multilingualism, with their differences leading to distinctive country clusters.
Gender and education level (elementary vs. secondary) differences were also observed
irrespective of country. These findings enhance our understanding of the role
that the characteristics of teachers and their classrooms play in a multilingual
setting across diverse European settings. The practical relevance of the results
and new opportunities for teacher training are discussed.
author:
- first_name: J. E.
full_name: Dockrell, J. E.
last_name: Dockrell
- first_name: T. C.
full_name: Papadopoulos, T. C.
last_name: Papadopoulos
- first_name: C. L.
full_name: Mifsud, C. L.
last_name: Mifsud
- first_name: L.
full_name: Bourke, L.
last_name: Bourke
- first_name: O.
full_name: Vilageliu, O.
last_name: Vilageliu
- first_name: E.
full_name: Bešić, E.
last_name: Bešić
- first_name: Susanne
full_name: Seifert, Susanne
id: '97270'
last_name: Seifert
- first_name: B.
full_name: Gasteiger-Klicpera, B.
last_name: Gasteiger-Klicpera
- first_name: A.
full_name: Ralli, A.
last_name: Ralli
- first_name: I.
full_name: Dimakos, I.
last_name: Dimakos
- first_name: S.
full_name: Karpava, S.
last_name: Karpava
- first_name: M.
full_name: Martins, M.
last_name: Martins
- first_name: O.
full_name: Sousa, O.
last_name: Sousa
- first_name: S.
full_name: Castro, S.
last_name: Castro
- first_name: H. B.
full_name: Søndergaard Knudsen, H. B.
last_name: Søndergaard Knudsen
- first_name: P.
full_name: Donau, P.
last_name: Donau
- first_name: B.
full_name: Haznedar, B.
last_name: Haznedar
- first_name: M.
full_name: Mikulajová, M.
last_name: Mikulajová
- first_name: N.
full_name: Gerdzhikova, N.
last_name: Gerdzhikova
citation:
ama: 'Dockrell JE, Papadopoulos TC, Mifsud CL, et al. Teaching and learning in a
multilingual Europe: findings from a cross-European study. European Journal
of Psychology of Education. 2021;37(2):293-320. doi:10.1007/s10212-020-00523-z'
apa: 'Dockrell, J. E., Papadopoulos, T. C., Mifsud, C. L., Bourke, L., Vilageliu,
O., Bešić, E., Seifert, S., Gasteiger-Klicpera, B., Ralli, A., Dimakos, I., Karpava,
S., Martins, M., Sousa, O., Castro, S., Søndergaard Knudsen, H. B., Donau, P.,
Haznedar, B., Mikulajová, M., & Gerdzhikova, N. (2021). Teaching and learning
in a multilingual Europe: findings from a cross-European study. European Journal
of Psychology of Education, 37(2), 293–320. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10212-020-00523-z'
bibtex: '@article{Dockrell_Papadopoulos_Mifsud_Bourke_Vilageliu_Bešić_Seifert_Gasteiger-Klicpera_Ralli_Dimakos_et
al._2021, title={Teaching and learning in a multilingual Europe: findings from
a cross-European study}, volume={37}, DOI={10.1007/s10212-020-00523-z},
number={2}, journal={European Journal of Psychology of Education}, publisher={Springer
Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Dockrell, J. E. and Papadopoulos, T.
C. and Mifsud, C. L. and Bourke, L. and Vilageliu, O. and Bešić, E. and Seifert,
Susanne and Gasteiger-Klicpera, B. and Ralli, A. and Dimakos, I. and et al.},
year={2021}, pages={293–320} }'
chicago: 'Dockrell, J. E., T. C. Papadopoulos, C. L. Mifsud, L. Bourke, O. Vilageliu,
E. Bešić, Susanne Seifert, et al. “Teaching and Learning in a Multilingual Europe:
Findings from a Cross-European Study.” European Journal of Psychology of Education
37, no. 2 (2021): 293–320. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10212-020-00523-z.'
ieee: 'J. E. Dockrell et al., “Teaching and learning in a multilingual Europe:
findings from a cross-European study,” European Journal of Psychology of Education,
vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 293–320, 2021, doi: 10.1007/s10212-020-00523-z.'
mla: 'Dockrell, J. E., et al. “Teaching and Learning in a Multilingual Europe: Findings
from a Cross-European Study.” European Journal of Psychology of Education,
vol. 37, no. 2, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021, pp. 293–320, doi:10.1007/s10212-020-00523-z.'
short: J.E. Dockrell, T.C. Papadopoulos, C.L. Mifsud, L. Bourke, O. Vilageliu, E.
Bešić, S. Seifert, B. Gasteiger-Klicpera, A. Ralli, I. Dimakos, S. Karpava, M.
Martins, O. Sousa, S. Castro, H.B. Søndergaard Knudsen, P. Donau, B. Haznedar,
M. Mikulajová, N. Gerdzhikova, European Journal of Psychology of Education 37
(2021) 293–320.
date_created: 2023-01-18T16:25:43Z
date_updated: 2023-01-18T16:48:47Z
department:
- _id: '645'
doi: 10.1007/s10212-020-00523-z
intvolume: ' 37'
issue: '2'
keyword:
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Education
language:
- iso: eng
page: 293-320
publication: European Journal of Psychology of Education
publication_identifier:
issn:
- 0256-2928
- 1878-5174
publication_status: published
publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
status: public
title: 'Teaching and learning in a multilingual Europe: findings from a cross-European
study'
type: journal_article
user_id: '97270'
volume: 37
year: '2021'
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