Alternative Spaces of Learning in East London

Opportunities and Challenges

Bibliographic Data

ID12814741
AuthorsRaymonde Sneddon (0000-0001-6140-404X, University of East London, corresponding author), Peter W Martin (University of East London)
Year2012
Volume6
Issue1
Pages34-49
Publication date2012-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDiaspora Indigenous and Minority Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1559-5692 • E-ISSN: 1559-5706
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15595692.2011.633494
OpenAlexW2094986671
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited20

This article emerges from an ongoing exploration into how British minority ethnic communities in the London area create spaces in community-based programs to maintain or develop their languages and literacies. In London, more than one-third of the 850,000 school children speak a language other than English at home (Baker & Eversley, 2000 Baker, P. and Eversley, J. 2000. Multilingual capital: The languages of London's schoolchildren and their relevance to economic, social and educational policies, London, , England: Battlebridge Publications. [Google Scholar]). This article compares a model of complementary schooling developed by the more recent Albanian refugee community in east London with provision within the long-established Bangladeshi community. Within the Bangladeshi community, it contrasts two examples that suggest that government policy and local political power can impact very differently on the same community in two different locations. The case studies illustrate the way in which communities with different immigration trajectories and geographical locations within east London maintain their identities, their languages, and their literacies in the face of changing government policies and a challenging economic climate

Economic growth · Economics · Ethnic group · Face (sociological concept · Government (linguistics · Immigration · Linguistics · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Refugee · Social capital · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Multilingual Education and Policy

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