Semantic Models of Host-Immigrant Relations in Norwegian Education Policies |
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| Authors: | Kristian Garthus-Niegel Brit Oppedal Halvard Vike |
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| Institution: | 1. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway;2. The University of Oslo, Norway |
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| Abstract: | Education has continuously been regarded as a vital tool in Norwegian policymakers' immigrant integration agendas. This study analyzes semantic structures substantiating the policy language of historical Norwegian immigrant education policies from their inception in 1973 until today (2013). The analysis is framed by Kronenfeld's linguistic anthropological theory “semantic extensionism”. Four distinct semantic models are identified through the historical period. Each model comprises specific overall policy programs, education system characters, teaching methods, and parameters for equality output evaluations. We show how the core semantic structures of each model, and the changes between them, derive from three interacting factor domains: (1) semantic inclusion and contrast relations, (2) pragmatic characteristics of practice fields, and (3) broader welfare state policy histories. |
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| Keywords: | culture equality integration immigrant education linguistics semantics welfare state policy |
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