Annual Report 2012 - Université du Luxembourg - University of ...

The Language, Culture, Media and Identities(LCMI) research unitThe LCMI research unit’s primary focusis on the scientific analysis of processeson myriad levels, such as educational systems,schools, curriculum, instruction,and individuals. The goal is to deepen thegeneral understanding of how educationand educational systems develop, findwise ways to continue to develop them,identify the different factors that influencethem – on local, national, and globallevels – and figure out ways to analyseand optimize learning processes, specificallyin multilingual settings.LCMI research is organized into four separatefields:• History and Theory of Education andCurriculum – focuses on the comparativeanalysis of the developmentalhistory of educational concepts, practices,and systems;• Multilingualism in Education andSo ciety – examines the challengesand opportunities of multilingualismas they relate to educational systems,teachers, and learners;• Professionalization of actors in educationalfields – analyses decision-makingprocesses in careers in educationand develops tools to professionalizethese processes;• Tracing learning processes – analysesthe diverse ways in which learners andteachers interact and how such communicationinforms the character ofthe learning process.LCMI’s strong interdisciplinary approachdraws on diverse theories and methodologiesfrom the fields of socio logy, educationalsciences, history, linguistics, psychology,and political science. LCMI is partof a global network of leading pedagogicaland education research centers. Thestudies conducted by LCMI scholars contributeto the better understanding, morethoughtful reform, and innovate developmentof educational systems, especially inmultilingual & multicultural societies.5