Alex Knoll
Biographic Data
| ID | 5797620 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alex Knoll |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alex |
| FAMILY NAME | Knoll |
| SIGNATURE | KNOLL A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Fribourg |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3884-6015 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Children’s agency in interactions
Although Switzerland is a plurilingual country, most early education and care (ECEC) institutions are monolingual. Yet, new institutions have recently established English as a second language of instruction, addressing economically advantaged families. Despite the growing body of international research on language policy and practice in multilingual ECEC, only few have addressed such ‘privileged’ institutions, and the role children play in dealin…
Establishing multiple languages in early childhood. Heritage languages and language hierarchies in German-English daycare centers in Switzerland
The number of conceptually bilingual daycare centers has been steadily increasing in Switzerland, a traditionally multilingual country. Yet, the focus on the languages introduced in these institutions has largely remained on one national language – and English. We look at how English and – in our case – German are employed in daycare centers and how their prioritization leads to a reproduction and legitimization of language hierarchies. Drawing o…
E sin rumantsch?» Vom Umgang mit Mehrsprachigkeit, Rätoromanischförderung und der Dominanz des Deutschen in mehrsprachigen Schulklassen im Kanton Graubünden
Der Beitrag hat den Umgang mit Mehrsprachigkeit in zwei-Weg-immersiven deutsch-rätoromanischen Schulklassen im Kanton Graubünden zum Thema. Er fragt, welche sprachlichen Ressourcen Lehrpersonen in den Unterricht einbringen, welche sprachlichen Anforderungen sie an die Schüler*innen stellen sowie welche Stellung das Rätoromanische im Verhältnis zum Deutschen dabei einnimmt. Die Untersuchung wurde aus einer ethnografischen Forschungsperspektive dur…
Politiques et usages autour de l’accueil extrafamilial institutionnel des jeunes enfants en Suisse
Cadre de la recherche : En Suisse, cadre de cette étude, comme ailleurs, les politiques publiques encourageant l’accueil extrafamilial institutionnel des jeunes enfants se fondent sur deux arguments : favoriser la conciliation travail-famille et réduire les inégalités éducatives rencontrées par les enfants. Objectifs : L’objectif de l’étude présentée dans cet article est d’analyser la situation de l’accueil extrafamilial institutionnel des jeunes…
Lost in diglossia? (Un-)doing difference by dealing with language variations in Swiss kindergartens
Language policy in German-speaking Swiss kindergartens recently has been subject to change. While dialect traditionally was spoken to kindergartners, the use of High German has been established to promote the integration of migrant children and equality of opportunity. In this contribution, we look at how kindergarten teachers translate the new diglossic language policy into language practices. Drawing on data from an ongoing ethnographic study, …
Kindheit herstellen
Kinder – Schule – Staat
Kinder – Schule – Staat
Förderbedürftige Kindheit – Zur Konstruktion eines Kindheitsbildes aus der Sicht von Eltern
Bilder vom ‚Kind‘ sowie Vorstellungen davon, wie ‚Kindheit‘ ausgestaltet werden soll, sind historisch und gesellschaftlich variabel. Im frühpädagogisch-wissenschaftlichen Feld prominent vertreten ist gegenwärtig das Bild des neugierigen, aktiven und in diesem Sinne durch Erwachsene förderbedürftigen Kindes. Dieses findet aktuell im Rahmen von Bildungs- und Erziehungsplänen und entsprechenden Programmen sowie Handlungsaufforderungen an frühpädagog…
Protest events in international press coverage
The empirical analysis of protest events and other expressions of social conflict is one of the core tasks of the discipline of comparative sociology. The numerous international data sets and empirical country comparisons that rely exclusively on reporting in English-language newspapers such as The New York Times in surveying protest events nevertheless suffer from considerable distortions. Using the example of some 1800 protest events in Argenti…
Children’s agency in interactions
Although Switzerland is a plurilingual country, most early education and care (ECEC) institutions are monolingual. Yet, new institutions have recently established English as a second language of instruction, addressing economically advantaged families. Despite the growing body of international research on language policy and practice in multilingual ECEC, only few have addressed such ‘privileged’ institutions, and the role children play in dealin…
Lost in diglossia? (Un-)doing difference by dealing with language variations in Swiss kindergartens
Language policy in German-speaking Swiss kindergartens recently has been subject to change. While dialect traditionally was spoken to kindergartners, the use of High German has been established to promote the integration of migrant children and equality of opportunity. In this contribution, we look at how kindergarten teachers translate the new diglossic language policy into language practices. Drawing on data from an ongoing ethnographic study, …
Protest events in international press coverage
The empirical analysis of protest events and other expressions of social conflict is one of the core tasks of the discipline of comparative sociology. The numerous international data sets and empirical country comparisons that rely exclusively on reporting in English-language newspapers such as The New York Times in surveying protest events nevertheless suffer from considerable distortions. Using the example of some 1800 protest events in Argenti…
Förderbedürftige Kindheit – Zur Konstruktion eines Kindheitsbildes aus der Sicht von Eltern
Bilder vom ‚Kind‘ sowie Vorstellungen davon, wie ‚Kindheit‘ ausgestaltet werden soll, sind historisch und gesellschaftlich variabel. Im frühpädagogisch-wissenschaftlichen Feld prominent vertreten ist gegenwärtig das Bild des neugierigen, aktiven und in diesem Sinne durch Erwachsene förderbedürftigen Kindes. Dieses findet aktuell im Rahmen von Bildungs- und Erziehungsplänen und entsprechenden Programmen sowie Handlungsaufforderungen an frühpädagog…
Kinder – Schule – Staat
Kindheit herstellen
Kinder – Schule – Staat
Lost in diglossia? (Un-)doing difference by dealing with language variations in Swiss kindergartens
Language policy in German-speaking Swiss kindergartens recently has been subject to change. While dialect traditionally was spoken to kindergartners, the use of High German has been established to promote the integration of migrant children and equality of opportunity. In this contribution, we look at how kindergarten teachers translate the new diglossic language policy into language practices. Drawing on data from an ongoing ethnographic study, …
Politiques et usages autour de l’accueil extrafamilial institutionnel des jeunes enfants en Suisse
Cadre de la recherche : En Suisse, cadre de cette étude, comme ailleurs, les politiques publiques encourageant l’accueil extrafamilial institutionnel des jeunes enfants se fondent sur deux arguments : favoriser la conciliation travail-famille et réduire les inégalités éducatives rencontrées par les enfants. Objectifs : L’objectif de l’étude présentée dans cet article est d’analyser la situation de l’accueil extrafamilial institutionnel des jeunes…
Establishing multiple languages in early childhood. Heritage languages and language hierarchies in German-English daycare centers in Switzerland
The number of conceptually bilingual daycare centers has been steadily increasing in Switzerland, a traditionally multilingual country. Yet, the focus on the languages introduced in these institutions has largely remained on one national language – and English. We look at how English and – in our case – German are employed in daycare centers and how their prioritization leads to a reproduction and legitimization of language hierarchies. Drawing o…
E sin rumantsch?» Vom Umgang mit Mehrsprachigkeit, Rätoromanischförderung und der Dominanz des Deutschen in mehrsprachigen Schulklassen im Kanton Graubünden
Der Beitrag hat den Umgang mit Mehrsprachigkeit in zwei-Weg-immersiven deutsch-rätoromanischen Schulklassen im Kanton Graubünden zum Thema. Er fragt, welche sprachlichen Ressourcen Lehrpersonen in den Unterricht einbringen, welche sprachlichen Anforderungen sie an die Schüler*innen stellen sowie welche Stellung das Rätoromanische im Verhältnis zum Deutschen dabei einnimmt. Die Untersuchung wurde aus einer ethnografischen Forschungsperspektive dur…
Children’s agency in interactions
Although Switzerland is a plurilingual country, most early education and care (ECEC) institutions are monolingual. Yet, new institutions have recently established English as a second language of instruction, addressing economically advantaged families. Despite the growing body of international research on language policy and practice in multilingual ECEC, only few have addressed such ‘privileged’ institutions, and the role children play in dealin…
Political science (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Ethnography (3 works) · German (3 works) · Humanities (3 works) · Linguistic Education and Pedagogy (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (3 works)