Joint Initiatives for Early Childhood 2021 International Conference

Joint Initiatives for Early Childhood
                       2021 International Conference
                               University of Montpellier
                                    Faculty of Education

   Collaboration between families and external stakeholders in Early
         Childhood Education : European fields and methods

                              21st to 23rd of October, 2021
https://muse.edu.umontpellier.fr/2020/11/09/conference­internationale­universite­de­montpellier­
                                     faculte­deducation/

Organization Commitee
Torterat, Frédéric (Full Professor : FP), UM ­ LIRDEF
Azaoui, Brahim (Associate Professor : AP), UM – LIRDEF
Ruprecht, Katherine (PhD student), UM ­ LIRDEF
Baldelli, Brigitte, UPVD / IRTS de Montpellier
Boutevin, Christine (AP), UM – LIRDEF
Casanova, Ludivine (PhD student), UM ­ LIRDEF
Gnagne, De Tata Mariane (PhD student), UM ­ LIRDEF
Tahiri, Awatif, UM – LIRDEF / FDE

Scientific Commitee
Audras, Isabelle (AP), Univ. du Mans
Ašić, Tijana (FP), Univ. of Kragujevac
Azaoui, Brahim (AP), UM ­ LIRDEF
Baldelli, Brigitte, UPVD / IRTS de Montpellier
Bazile, Sandrine (AP), UM ­ LIRDEF
Boutevin, Christine (AP), UM ­ LIRDEF
Caballero, Veronica (Assist. P), Univ. de Almería
Cadet, Lucile (FP), Univ. de Cergy Paris­U
Ćirović, Katarina Z. (Assist. P), Univ. of Kragujevac
Dupont, Pascal (AP), UTJJ ­ EFTS
Esmaeeli, Sara (AP), Univ. of Stavanger
Filliettaz, Laurent (FP), Univ. de Genève
Gouaïch, Karima (Assist. P), AMU
Grandaty, Michel (FP), UTJJ ­ EFTS
Hansen Wagner, Åse Kari (FP), Univ. of Stavanger
Jakavonytė­Staškuvienė, Daiva (FP), Univ. of Vilnius
Konsulova, Snejana (FP), Univ. of Sofia
Kudinovienė, Jolita (FP), Univ. of Vilnius
Lebon, Francis (FP), Univ. de Paris, CERLIS
Maleyrot, Éric (AP), UPVM ­ LIRDEF
Marquié­Dubié, Hélène (AP), UM ­ LIRDEF
Melloni, Chiara (AP), Univ. of Verona
Mendonca Dias, Catherine (AP), Univ. de Paris Sorbonne
Montefusco, Camille Charlotte (Collab.), Univ. de Lausanne, EHTSL

Montmasson­Michel, Fabienne (AP), Univ. de Poitiers
Perez­Roux, Thérèse (FP), UPVM ­ LIRDEF
Soriano Ayala, Encarnación (FP), Univ. de Almería
Thamin, Nathalie (AP), Univ. de Besançon Franche­Comté
Torterat, Frédéric (FP), UM ­ LIRDEF
Trébert, Dominique (AP), Univ. de Lausanne
Zogmal, Mariane (Assist. P), Univ. de Genève

Abbreviated Conference Overview

In a world in transition, services and professionals that work directly with children, and
specifically those in the early childhood period, must adapt and reorient their institutional
operations and organizational methodologies to meet new requirements and changes.
Notably in Europe, the socio­economic demographics and political contexts are rapidly
changing. This is especially evident in cross­border zones more than in other regions, and
with this comes potential disruptions but also new opportunities (eg., migration flows,
variable political solutions, multiplicity of the expressions of multiculturalism, specificities of
the contexts and time periods). These observed socio­economic and political changes do not
exist without having an effect on daily life, and there is no doubt families are at the forefront
of this issue in conjunction with other community stakeholders.
This conference aims to establish a detailed and contemporary framework for the
cooperation between the multitude of professionals that hold a stake in the domain of early
childhood education and wellbeing. Notably, this includes educational researchers, social
workers, caregivers and preschool teachers. Consequently, it is fair to ask ourselves about
the exact role(s) Europe is likely to endorse on these current social, educational and political
issues, including questions about the “values” of inclusion and solidarity addressed by the
different programs Europe supports on a short or long term.
The first half­day of the conference will be opened by Åse Kari Hansen Wagner and Sara
Esmaeeli (Stavanger, Norway). They will highlight research concerning social development
and literacy in the home setting for young children, based on the PIRLS 2016 study and the
Norwegian early literacy intervention study On Track. Chiara Melloni and Maria Vender
(University of Verona, Italy) will close this section of the conference with an examination of
the link between education and social work.
Encarnación Soriano Ayala, Veronica Caballero and Rachida Dalouh (University of Almería,
Spain) will start off the following day of the conference on October 22 nd. They will present on
the interconnected nature of different professions working within the domain of early
childhood, with specific attention to the spheres of schools, academic progress and families.
This will be followed by a discussion and poster presentations relating to these same topics.
Tijana Ašić & Izabela Dankić (University of Kragujevac and University of Mostar, Serbia and
Bosnia­Herzegovina) will focus next on border regions in relationship to the conference topic
and the challenges faced in this context via minority group acceptance. The day will finish
with a roundtable discussion with a multidimensional focus on comparing and contrasting
different issues across Europe concerning early childhood.
The final half­day will comprise a discussion about controversial issues that require the
collaboration between families and community stakeholders in the area of early childhood.
This discussion will be enriched by presentations by Snejana Konsulova (University of Sofia,
Bulgaria) and Daiva Jakavonytė­Staškuvienė (University of Vilnius, Lithuania), who will also
mediate the second roundtable event.

Main Scientific Objectives:
→ theme : report on the strategic issues that can result in improving early childhood
programs in Europe, and by extension, greater protection and care for young children,
especially those belonging to vulnerable populations.
→ theme  : share and discuss best practices concerning language acquisition and literacy in
the home setting for young children, among others in a bilingual context (in particular from
the teachers’ side, considering the obstacles to and leverage practices for inclusive
classrooms).
→ theme : highlight the interconnected and also changing nature of the professions
working in the areas of education, social work, caregiving and preschool in contemporary
society.

Organization
Conference Keynote Speakers (5): 35 minutes each followed by 10 minutes of discussion with
the assembly. It is foreseen with the health situation to use video conferencing as an
additional tool.
Presentations (24 or more): 20 minutes each followed 10 minutes of discussion.
Round Table Events (2): 40 minutes with 2 to 3 conference participants per group with a
discussion leader assigned by each group.
Poster Session: Scheduled for October, 22 in two time slots (12:30 to 2:00 P.M. and 3:10 to 3:40
P.M.).

Journal article submissions will include the plenary conferences and, concerning the
communications, will be selected based on a double­blind review by a team of international
specialists with expertise in the subject field(s). These papers will form a collective
publication to be printed by “Presses Universitaires de la Méditerranée (PULM)” or a
comparable scientific publisher. A volume of 23 to 30 chapters is estimated, equivalent to
approximately 650,000 characters (not including bibliographic references) or 230 pages.
The five plenary conferences and the two round table events will be filmed and recorded by
the I.T. service of the Faculty of Education at the University of Montpellier. The video will be
hosted on the University of Montpellier platform: https://video.umontpellier.fr/. This will
ensure a significant broadcast of the conference to make a greater impact on the fields of
research and education.

Schedule of Events:
→ March 12th: First call for submissions (deadline: June 29, 2021)
→ May 20th: Status update with the organizers and second call for submissions
→ June 30th – July 15th: Double­blind review of the submission proposals
→ July 20th: Participants shall be notified
→ September 2nd Finalization of the conference program

Procedure for submission:
The communication proposals (400­600 words, in English, French or Spanish) must be
submitted        by       e­mail    to      :     frederic.torterat@umontpellier.fr    and
brahim.azaoui@umontpellier.fr in .odt or .doc format. You are invited to clearly state the
title of the paper, the theme addressed, the originality of your approach and the prospects
opened up by your study, with 5 to 10 bibliographical references.

Preliminary program :

                                            October, 21
                              Opening of the Conference (14­14:30)
               (Philippe Augé, Muriel Guedj, Jean­Paul Udave & Frédéric Torterat)
                              Plenary Conference 1 (14:30­15:15)
                          Åse Kari HANSEN WAGNER & Sara ESMAEELI
                      (Stavanger, Institute for Early Childhood Education)
     The importance of home/family environment in early age for later literacy development.
                           Evidence from On Track and PIRLS 2016
                              Communication session A (15:20­16:20)
         Comm. A1A                         Comm. A1B                         Comm. A1C
         Comm. A2A                         Comm. A2B                         Comm. A2C
                                       Coffee break (→ 16:35)
                               Plenary Conference 2 (16:35­17:20)
                               Chiara MELLONI & Maria VENDER
                                     (Università di Verona)
     Disentangling bilingualism and language impairment in early L2 children: best practices
                                   Closing of the first half­day

                                         October, 22 (AM)
                                       Welcome coffee (9­9:30)
                                Opening of the morning (9:30­9:45)
                                (Brahim Azaoui & Isabelle Aliaga)
                                 Plenary Conference 3 (9:45­10:30)
             Encarnación SORIANO AYALA, Veronica CABALLERO & Rachida DALOUH
                        (Universidad de Almería, Department of Education)
         Investigación Acción Colaborativa desde un enfoque comparativo e Intercultural
      (Recherche­action collaborative, à partir d’une approche comparative et interculturelle)
                              Communication session B (10:35­11:35)
         Comm. B1A                         Comm. B1B                         Comm. B1C
         Comm. B2A                         Comm. B2B                         Comm. B2C
                                       Coffee break (→ 11:45)
                                Plenary Conference 4 (11:45­12:30)
                                  Tijana AŠIĆ & Izabela DANKIĆ
                           (Kragujevac & Mostar, Faculties of Philology)
   Pre­service foreign langage teacher training in Serbia and Bosnia : are future elementary FL
                      teachers prepared to teach the special needs children ?
                                 Lunch (→ 14) and poster session (A)
                                         October, 22 (PM)
                              Communication session C (14:10­15:10)
         Comm. C1A                         Comm. C1B                         Comm. C1C

Comm. C2A                            Comm. C2B                            Comm. C2C
                                  Coffee break (→ 15:40), poster session (B)
             Round table event 1 (15:40­16:20) moderated by Nathalie AUGER (UPVM)
        Chiara MELLONI, Encarnación SORIANO AYALA, Rachida DALOUH & Nathalie AUGER
                                        Closing of the second day

                                                October, 23
                                           Welcome Coffe (8:30­9)
                                    Opening of the half­day (9­9:15)
                          (Frédéric Torterat & Daiva Jakavonytė­Staškuvienė)
                                     Plenary Conference 5 (9:15­10)
                                          Snejana KONSULOVA
                                      (Sofia, Technical university)
          L’éducation et le travail social auprès d’un très jeune public à risque en Bulgarie
                                 Communication session D (10:05­11:05)
          Comm. D1A                            Comm. D1B                            Comm. D1C
          Comm. D2A                            Comm. D2B                            Comm. D2C
         Round table event 2 (11:10­11:50), moderated by Michel GRANDATY (Toulouse, EFTS)
                       Tijana AŠIĆ, Izabela DANKIĆ, Snejana KONSULOVA,
                      Daiva JAKAVONYTĖ­STAŠKUVIENĖ & Michel GRANDATY
                                       Aperitive break (→ 12:30)
                                      Closing of the Conference
                (Frédéric Torterat, Muriel Guedj, Brahim Azaoui & Jean­Marc Lange)

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