We live in an increasingly multilingual and multicultural society which effects education at all levels. The Research Centre for Literacy and Inclusive Teaching (LIT) therefore aims to contribute to a deepened understanding and development of theory on the crucial role of language in learning for all students.
It also aims to contribute to improved quality of education in different subjects’ areas through providing practical insights for teachers and university educators on literacy demands and the ways these can be addressed in order to enhance the learning processes for all students.
The first lays out the conceptual and descriptive foundation for the research projects. In this sub study all participating researchers collaborate. The other sub studies and their research projects are described below.
The projects focus critical perspectives on how contemporary mathematics education reflects changes in society, migration, and globalization.
The projects focus on what kind of literacy activities in science classrooms may offer prerequisites for inclusive education in multilingual contexts.
The projects focus on critical literacy perspectives on the social science subjects in culturally diverse classrooms.
The projects focus on language and literacy perspectives within language teaching or multilingualism across subject areas.
The projects focus on academic literacy for students in higher education.
The projects focus on social and ecological sustainability across subject areas.
The projects focus on educational challenges and possibilities in relation to digital literacy, media literacy, AI literacy and multimodality in teaching and learning in various subject areas.