MEASURING PARENTS’ MOTIVATION TO PLURILINGUALISM: DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A MODULAR INVENTORY

The article aims to support the burgeoning interest in plurilingualism in research and educational practice by introducing a modular inventory for the assessment of parents’ motivation towards plurilingualism. Drawing on Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory (1977), we developed the Parent’s Mo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Italiano LinguaDue 2024-06, Vol.16 (1), p.604-613
Hauptverfasser: Fiorentino, Alice, Tommasi, Francesco
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The article aims to support the burgeoning interest in plurilingualism in research and educational practice by introducing a modular inventory for the assessment of parents’ motivation towards plurilingualism. Drawing on Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory (1977), we developed the Parent’s Motivation to Plurilingualism (PMP) inventory consisting of two modules: Module 1 assessing and the three tenets of plurilingualism orientation, employment reasons, culture transmission and socialization, Module 2 assessing general parents’ motivation to plurilingualism. Both modules can be used jointly or separately by researchers, educators and institutions to provide language programmes which respond to families’ expectations and yearnings. In the article, we report the development and the initial exploration of the PMP structure tested via a pilot study (N = 94 parents). Then, we report the results of a further study for the final validation of the PMP on large sample of 227 parents which provide evidence of the consistency and reliability of the PMP. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the factorial structure of the PMP inventory. The study provides insights into the effectiveness of plurilingual education in reflecting family expectations during a wide span of children’ school life and offers a greater understanding of parents’ motivation on the educational success of plurilingual children.   Misurare la motivazione dei genitori al plurilinguismo: sviluppo e validazione di un inventario modulare L’articolo si propone di sostenere il crescente interesse per il plurilinguismo nella ricerca e nella pratica educativa introducendo un inventario modulare per la valutazione della motivazione dei genitori verso il plurilinguismo. Basandoci sulla teoria dei sistemi ecologici di Bronfenbrenner (1977), abbiamo sviluppato l’inventario Parents Motivation to Plurilingualism (PMP) composto da due moduli: il Modulo 1, che valuta i tre principi dell’orientamento al plurilinguismo, le ragioni di lavoro, la trasmissione culturale e la socializzazione, e il Modulo 2, che valuta la motivazione generale dei genitori al plurilinguismo. Entrambi i moduli possono essere utilizzati congiuntamente o separatamente da ricercatori, educatori e istituzioni per fornire programmi linguistici che rispondano alle aspettative e ai desideri delle famiglie. Nell’articolo riportiamo lo sviluppo e l’esplorazione iniziale della struttura del PMP, testata attraverso uno studio pilota (N = 94 geni
ISSN:2037-3597
2037-3597
DOI:10.54103/2037-3597/23862