Videos

ISOTIS coordinator Paul Leseman, from Utrecht University, Netherlands, presents the mission of this project and the approach used.

Apr 27, 2017

ISOTIS researcher Edward Melhuish, from the University of Oxford, England, tell us about the challenges that children from multilingual and diverse cultural backgrounds may face currently in Europe, and about the proposals of the project to address these challenges.

Aug 15, 2017

In our final video, researchers, parents and professionals share ISOTIS key messages and results. Aligned with our goal of "Giving voice to a DIVERSE and INCLUSIVE European society", the video is in multiples languages and includes subtitles.

Dec 16, 2019

The ISOTIS project focused on providing concrete, evidence-based recommendations to reduce social and educational inequalities across Europe. In the ISOTIS final meeting, at the University of Coimbra, the experts and Advisory Committee shared their insights about our key recommendations.

Mar 2, 2020

ISOTIS researcher Martine Broekhuizen, from Utrecht University, the Netherlands, presents the goals of the ISOTIS interview study on families’ experiences related to children’s education and upbringing (experiences with educational systems and support services, hopes and wishes for their children, resources and support needs).

Sep 22, 2017

Ayça Alayli (Utrecht University) presents the goals of the interviews aimed at parents on their experiences related to children's education and upbringing. Topics that are covered include parent's experiences with the educational system and support services, hopes and wishes for their children, and their resources and support needs.

Jun 22, 2018

Martine Broekhuizen (Utrecht University) presents the goals of the interviews aimed at parents on their experiences related to children's education and upbringing. Topics that are covered include parent's experiences with the educational system and support services, hopes and wishes for their children, and their resources and support needs.

Jun 4, 2018

ISOTIS researcher Giulia Pastori, from the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy, highlights the importance of giving children a voice, and tells us about how their views can be addressed.

Aug 24, 2017

The ISOTIS team interviewed linguistically and culturally diverse parents about their views and experiences related to their children’s education. ISOTIS researcher Katrin Wolf (Free University of Berlin) and ISOTIS coordinator Paul Leseman (Utrecht University) tell us how these parents are supporting and engaging their children. They also highlight experiences shared by parents that need to be in the European public's attention.

Mar 15, 2019

Mar 15, 2019

ISOTIS examined parenting support to detect success factors in family support. The establishment and use of relationships of trust was one of the identified factors. Professionals from the Portuguese from project Inside and Beyond (Class)rooms of Glass tell us how they foresee this factor within their practice.

Jan 3, 2020

The importance of children’s sense of belongingness in inclusive classrooms and schools is highlighted in the ISOTIS inventory on promising curriculum, pedagogy, and social climate interventions. ISOTIS researcher Cecília Aguiar (ISCTE- Instituto Universitário de Lisboa) explains how the sense of belongingness of linguistically and culturally diverse children can be promoted. She also tells us how policymakers can support school professionals to potentiate the inclusion of diverse children. Finally, find out which are the next steps in ISOTIS regarding inclusive curricula and educational practices.

Mar 4, 2019

The ISOTIS inventory of promising interventions on curriculum, pedagogy, and social climate highlights the importance of children's sense of belonging in inclusive classrooms and schools. ISOTIS researcher Cecília Aguiar (ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa) tells us about what policies could promote inclusiveness and students’ sense of belonging in Portugal.

Apr 5, 2019

ISOTIS researcher Olga Wysłowska, from the University of Warsaw, Poland, present the proposals of ISOTIS aimed to address the development of professionals and organizations.

Sep 22, 2017

ISOTIS researcher Pauline Slot, from Utrecht University, the Netherlands, focuses on the challenges facing professional development in multilingual, diverse cultural backgrounds, and on the innovations proposed by ISOTIS regarding this matter.

Sep 22, 2017

Badacze projektu ISOTIS Małgorzata Karwowska-Struczyk (Uniwersytet Warszawski): Jakie są propozycje projektu ISOTIS dotyczące rozwoju zawodowego profesjonalistów i organizacji?

Sep 22, 2017

In the current educational world, more and more professionals are faced with issues of inclusiveness and multilingualism – or the use of multiple languages – in their classroom or services. ISOTIS developed an inventory of promising interventions aimed to support professionals working with these issues. ISOTIS researcher Pauline Slot (Utrecht University) tells us about the lessons learned. Pauline Slot also addresses the next steps in the scope of ISOTIS to support professionals working in culturally and linguistically diverse contexts.

Apr 22, 2019

The coordination of services for children and families can potentiate equality and inclusiveness. ISOTIS researcher Jacqueline Barnes (University of Oxford) explains how the coordination of services can make a difference in the lives of culturally and linguistically diverse children and families. The researcher also tells us about factors that can facilitate successful practices in this scope, and why it is still hard to implement them.

Feb 25, 2019

To solve complex problems such as inequality and discrimination, coordination between agencies in societies is important, as it happens in the Portuguese Choices Program [Programa Escolhas]. La Salete Lemos, coordinator of the North and Center regions of the Portuguese Choices Program explains what factors contribute to the successful coordination between agencies.

Jan 3, 2020

ISOTIS is a collaborative project funded by the European Union, that includes 17 partners and 11 countries. ISOTIS aims to contribute to effective policy and practice development at different system levels in order to effectively combat early arising and persisting educational inequalities.

Apr 30, 2019

ISOTIS researcher Giulia Pastori, from the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy, highlights the importance of giving children a voice, and tells us about how their views can be addressed.

Aug 24, 2017

ISOTIS researchers Karel Pančocha and Jana Obrovská, from Masaryk University, Czech Republic, discuss the proposed work with diverse cultural backgrounds, particularly Czech Roma families, in the scope of the project.

Aug 8, 2017