Antony-Newman, Marina;
(2025)
Transformative Social Justice in Language Education: Possibilities of
Plurilingualism for Recognition, Redistribution, and Representation in
International Contexts.
Doctoral thesis (Ed.D), UCL (University College London).
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Abstract
Growing linguistic and cultural diversity over the last several decades exacerbated social inequality, which fueled the rise of the critical “turn” in language education (LE). Fraser’s critical social justice theory that aims to compensate for cultural, economic, and political injustices by advocating for recognition, redistribution, and representation (Fraser, 2005), is well-positioned to address issues of social justice in LE. This study explores affordances of plurilingualism for transformative social justice through cultural recognition, economic redistribution, and political representation. In this qualitative multimethod project, I conducted a meta-synthesis of the empirical studies with plurilingualism as a conceptual framework and 20 interviews with international researchers to identify 1) how issues of social justice are addressed in research; 2) barriers to and facilitators of social justice in LE; 3) how plurilingualism can be used to achieve social justice in LE through redistribution, recognition, and representation. Findings show that social justice is addressed differently in the empirical studies and by researchers who consider the role of general education and larger society in shaping the concept. Identifying barriers to and facilitators of social justice helped to develop the application of the concepts of recognition, redistribution, and representation to LE. Results demonstrate that plurilingualism offers possibilities for recognition, redistribution, and representation to achieve social justice in LE. Implications for educational theory, research, policy, and practice include theoretical frameworks emphasizing the role that language plays for social justice and conceptualization of critical plurilingualism.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Qualification: | Ed.D |
| Title: | Transformative Social Justice in Language Education: Possibilities of Plurilingualism for Recognition, Redistribution, and Representation in International Contexts |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © The Author 2025. Original content in this thesis is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Any third-party copyright material present remains the property of its respective owner(s) and is licensed under its existing terms. Access may initially be restricted at the author’s request. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Culture, Communication and Media |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10203960 |
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