Sociocultural Aspects of Russian-Speaking Parents' Choice of Language of Instruction for Their Children in Estonia

Autor/inn/en	Kemppainen, Raija Pini; Ferrin, Scott Ellis; Hite, Steven J.; Hilton, Sterling C.
Titel	Sociocultural Aspects of Russian-Speaking Parents' Choice of Language of Instruction for Their Children in Estonia
Quelle	In: Comparative Education Review, 52 (2008) 1, S.93-119 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0010-4086
DOI	10.1086/524307
Schlagwörter	Language of Instruction; Language Minorities; Foreign Countries; Russian; Language Proficiency; Social Influences; Cultural Influences; Parent Attitudes; Second Languages; Parent Influence; School Choice; Educational Policy; Educational History; Politics of Education; Social Attitudes; Minority Groups; Language Maintenance; Estonia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Sprachminderheit; Ausland; Russisch; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Sozialer Einfluss; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Elternverhalten; Second language; Zweitsprache; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Educational policy; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Ethnische Minderheit; Sprachpflege; Estland
Abstract	The present research was undertaken to identify sociocultural variables that influence whether Russian-speaking parents living in Estonia choose Russian, Estonian, or bilingual (Russian and Estonian) instruction for their children. To examine which sociocultural variables are related to parents' choice of language of instruction, 346 Russian-speaking parents in three towns in Estonia were surveyed. Using a cross-sectional survey design, researchers collected data during the fall of 2001 in Estonia. Follow-up research conducted by Ulle Rannut tested further some of the findings of this study. Findings reveal that parents' own second-language proficiency was found to influence the type of school they chose for their children, supporting the importance of integration strategy in language behavior, as suggested by Schumann. The higher parents' proficiency in Estonian, the more likely they were to choose Estonian schools over Russian schools. (Contains 19 footnotes, 1 figure, and 5 tables.) (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10