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ALEKSIC Gabrijela

University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (DBCS) > Lifespan Development, Family and Culture

ORCID
0000-0002-5382-6637
Main Referenced Co-authors
FERRING, Dieter  (16)
KIRSCH, Claudine  (15)
BEBIĆ-CRESTANY, Džoen Dominique  (11)
MARTIN, Romain  (8)
ANDERSEN, Katja  (6)
Main Referenced Keywords
translanguaging (29); preschool teachers (17); Luxembourg (12); language (11); early education (10);
Main Referenced Unit & Research Centers
Education, Culture, Cognition & Society (ECCS) > Institute for Research on Multilingualism (MLing) (2)
European AAL Programme (1)
Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) > Institute for Research on Generations and Family (1)
Main Referenced Disciplines
Education & instruction (69)
Sociology & social sciences (18)
Social & behavioral sciences, psychology: Multidisciplinary, general & others (7)
Engineering, computing & technology: Multidisciplinary, general & others (5)
Languages & linguistics (3)

Publications (total 107)

The most downloaded
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Kirsch, C., Aleksic, G., Mortini, S., & Andersen, K. N. (March 2020). Developing multilingual practices in early childhood education through a professional development in Luxembourg. International Multilingual Research Journal, 4, 319-337. doi:10.1080/19313152.2020.1730023 https://hdl.handle.net/10993/42529

The most cited

54 citations (Scopus®)

Aleksic, G., Ferring, D., & Martin, R. (2015). A meta-analysis on the effectiveness of bilingual programs in Europe. Review of Educational Research, 85 (1), 92-128. doi:10.3102/0034654314548514 https://hdl.handle.net/10993/32099

ALEKSIC, G., & Durus, N. (2024). Literacy activities at home: languages, resources and interactions [Paper presentation]. Supporting multilingualism at home - fourth parent event, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.

Copping, L., Tymms, P., ALEKSIC, G., Bartholo, T., Howie, S. J., Koslinski, M. C., Merrell, C., Vidmar, M., & Wildy, H. (January 2024). Is the order of learning numerals universal? Evidence from eight countries and six languages. Cognitive Development, 69, 101391. doi:10.1016/j.cogdev.2023.101391
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ALEKSIC, G., BEBIĆ-CRESTANY, D. D., & KIRSCH, C. (2024). Factors influencing communication between parents and early childhood educators in multilingual Luxembourg. International Journal of Educational Research, 124, 1-14. doi:10.1016/j.ijer.2023.102309
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ALEKSIC, G., & Durus Natalia. (2023). Home literacy environment and family language policy of multilingual families in Luxembourg [Paper presentation]. Lifespan Development, Family and Culture Research Colloquium.

Aleksic, G. (24 August 2023). Translanguaging stance of preschool teachers in Luxembourg [Paper presentation]. EARLI Education as a Hope in Uncertain Times, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Aleksic, G. (2023). Misunderstanding translanguaging in preschoolers - Video abstract.

Aleksic, G. (2023). Misunderstanding translanguaging in preschoolers - podcast.

Maus, J., & Aleksic, G. (2023). Kindergarten children’s attitudes towards homosexuality: The influence of puppet theatre on the topic of diversity in a group of kindergarten children. Human Arenas. doi:10.1007/s42087-022-00320-8
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Aleksic, G. (2023). Misunderstanding translanguaging in preschoolers. Research Outreach, 134, 62-65.

Aleksic, G. (12 December 2022). Misunderstanding translanguaging in preschoolers. Research Outreach, 134. doi:10.32907/RO-134-3625453334
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Aleksic, G., & Bebic-Crestany, D. (2022). Translanguaging stance of preschool teachers working with multilingual children in Luxembourg. International Journal of Multilingualism. doi:10.1080/14790718.2022.2143506
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Aleksic, G. (07 September 2022). Translanguaging pedagogy and creative activism for early education in multilingual Luxembourg [Paper presentation]. EARLI Dialogue, diversity and interdisciplinarity in the field of learning and instruction, Belgrade, Serbia.

Aleksic, G. (2022). Publications and a new project BELONG [Paper presentation]. Research retreat, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.

Aleksic, G. (14 July 2022). Translanguaging pedagogy and creative activism for preschool teachers, parents, and children [Paper presentation]. Changing Times in ECEC: New Opportunities for Fostering Development and Improving Sustainability.

Aleksic, G. (2022). Teachers misunderstanding of translanguaging in preschools. OASIS.
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Aleksic, G., & Garcia, O. (2022). Language beyond flags: Teachers misunderstanding of translanguaging in preschools. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 1-14. doi:10.1080/13670050.2022.2085029
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Aleksic, G. (27 May 2022). Multilingual books Sumak and Mara's song [Paper presentation]. Course Multilingual Writing, Luxembourg.

Aleksic, G. (18 April 2022). Translanguaging pedagogy and creative activism for preschool teachers, parents, and children [Paper presentation]. Illuminating the Power of Idea/lism, Minneapolis, United States.

Aleksic, G. (2022). Drama of Multilingualism: Literature Review and Liberation. Charlotte, United States: Information Age Publications.

Aleksic, G. (17 November 2021). The impact of translanguaging course on preschool teachers, parents, and children [Paper presentation]. Colloquium of the Lifespan Development, Family, and Culture Institute.

Aleksic, G. (2021). Sumak, le pêcheur et le garçon. Belgium: Self-published.

Aleksic, G. (2021). Sumak, der Fischer und der Junge. Belgium: Self-published.

Aleksic, G. (2021). Sumak, o pescador e o menino. Belgium: Self-published.

Aleksic, G. (2021). Sumak, the fisherman, and the boy. Belgium: Self-published.

Aleksic, G. (2021). Sumak, ribar i dečak. Belgium: Self-published.

Aleksic, G. (2021). Translanguaging program for teachers - website.

Aleksic, G. (2021). Maras Lied. Belgium: Self-published.

Aleksic, G. (2021). La chanson de Mara. Belgium: Self-published.

Aleksic, G. (2021). A Canção de Mara. Belgium: Self-published.

Aleksic, G. (2021). Mara's song. Belgium: Self-published.

Aleksic, G. (2021). Marina pesma. Belgium: Self-published.

Aleksic, G. (04 September 2021). A professional development course in translanguaging: Teachers, parents and children working together [Paper presentation]. Crossroads of languages and cultures, Cyprus.

Kirsch, C., Aleksic, G., Bebić, D. D., Kemp, V., & Colucci, L. (04 September 2021). Perspectives on multilingualism and multilingual literacies from early childhood educators in Luxembourg [Paper presentation]. Crossroads of Languagea and Cultures 6.

Kirsch, C., & Aleksic, G. (17 August 2021). Developing multiliteracies in early years education in Luxembourg [Poster presentation]. AILA 2021 Worldcongress, Groningen, Netherlands. doi:10.1080/14790718.2021.1905643

Aleksic, G. (16 August 2021). A professional development course in translanguaging: Teachers’ beliefs and attitudes [Paper presentation]. AILA World Congress in Applied Linguistics, Groningen, Netherlands.

Aleksic, G. (29 April 2021). Teacher education in translanguaging to achieve social justice? [Paper presentation]. Comparative and International Education Society Conference CIES, Seattle, United States.

Aleksic, G., & Bebić-Crestany, D. D. (21 April 2021). Results of the project TRANSLA [Paper presentation]. Multiliteracies: From Theory to Practice.

Kirsch, C., Aleksic, G., Bebić, D. D., Kemp, V., & Verba, I. (21 April 2021). Multilingual practices and literacies in Luxembourg: perspectives from teachers, parents and children [Paper presentation]. EERA Presentation. Developing Multilingual Literacies – Exploring the role of communities for literacy development in multilingual families, Esch-Alzette, Luxembourg.

Aleksic, G. (20 April 2021). Projects, plans and publications [Paper presentation]. Internal presentations: Lifespan Development, Family, and Culture Institute.

Kirsch, C., & Aleksic, G. (19 April 2021). Multilingual education in early years in Luxembourg: a paradigm shift? International Journal of Multilingualism, 18 (4), 534-550. doi:10.1080/14790718.2021.1905643
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Aleksic, G., & Bebić, D. D. (26 February 2021). TRANSLA results 2019-2020 [Paper presentation]. Teacher-parent Conference.

Eimer, T., Zhang, Q., & Aleksic, G. (2021). The role of LEGO in numeracy development: A case study. In S. S. Xu & G. Marsico, Where culture grows: Social ecology of a Chinese kindergarten. Springer.
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Kirsch, C., & Aleksic, G. (2021). Collaboration between home and crèches: perspectives, experiences and expectations of educators in Luxembourg [Paper presentation]. ECER, Geneva, Switzerland.

Aleksic, G., & Bebić, D. D. (12 November 2020). Translanguaging course for preschool teachers to disrupt inequalities [Paper presentation]. Tackling educational inequalities in Luxembourg and beyond.

Kirsch, C., Neumann, S., Aleksic, G., Kemp, V., & Colucci, L. (09 October 2020). Collaboration with parents and multiliteracy in early childhood education [Paper presentation]. Claudine KIRSCH, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

Aleksic, G., & Bebić, D. D. (August 2020). A professional development course in translanguaging: Teachers’ beliefs and attitudes [Paper presentation]. AILA World Congress, Groningen, the Netherlands, Groningen, Netherlands.

Aleksic, G., & Bebić, D. D. (April 2020). A professional development course in translanguaging: Challenges and opportunities [Paper presentation]. American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, United States.

Kirsch, C., Aleksic, G., Mortini, S., & Andersen, K. N. (March 2020). Developing multilingual practices in early childhood education through a professional development in Luxembourg. International Multilingual Research Journal, 4, 319-337. doi:10.1080/19313152.2020.1730023
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Aleksic, G., & Bebic, D. D. (2020). Parents, schools and multilingual children [Paper presentation]. Public outreach conference, Luxembourg city, Luxembourg.

Aleksic, G., & Bebic, D. D. (18 December 2019). Home literacy environment and family language policy of immigrant families in Luxembourg [Paper presentation]. Family Multilingualism Seminar.

Aleksic, G. (14 December 2019). A professional development course in translanguaging: Teachers’ stance, design, and shifts [Paper presentation]. Multilingual and Multicultural Learning: Policies and Practices, Prague, Czechia.

Aleksic, G., & Dzoen, B.-C. (27 November 2019). A professional development course in translanguaging: Challenges and opportunities [Paper presentation]. Multilingualism in early childhood.

Aleksic, C., Aleksic, G., Mortini, S., Andersen, K. N., & Di Letizia, L. (27 November 2019). Developing Multilingual Pedagogies in Early Childhood: a review of the project MuLiPEC [Paper presentation]. Gabrijela Aleksic, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

Aleksic, G., & Bebic, D. D. (28 October 2019). Teachers’ translanguaging stance, design, and shifts in a professional development course [Paper presentation]. International Conference on Multilingual Awareness and Multilingual Practices, Belgium.

Aleksic, G., & Bebic-Crestany, D. (01 July 2019). Translanguaging Course for Teachers [Paper presentation]. The various guises of translanguaging, Ghent, Belgium.

Aleksic, G., Christine, M., & Peter, T. (18 April 2019). The Importance of Socio-Emotional Skills and Behaviour in Preschool for Later Outcomes [Paper presentation]. Comparative & International Education Society CIES 2019: Education for Sustainability, San Francisco, United States.

Kirsch, C., Aleksic, G., & Andersen, K. N. (08 November 2018). The influence of a professional development on teachers’ and carers’ multilingual practices in early childhood education in Luxembourg [Paper presentation]. Inaugural LuxERA Conference «Luxembourg: A Unique Educational Context? Perspectives on Education (Research)», Belval, Luxembourg.

Kirsch, C., & Aleksic, G. (07 November 2018). The effect of Professional Development on Multilingual Education in Early Childhood in Luxembourg. Review of European Studies, 10 (4), 148-163. doi:10.5539/res.v10n4p148
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Kirsch, C., Mortini, S., Andersen, K. N., & Aleksic, G. (2018). Dialog. Une publication du projet « Developing multilingual pedagogies in early childhood ». (Unilu - University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg). Luxembourg, Luxembourg: Mindforest.

Aleksic, G., & Kirsch, C. (22 June 2018). Emergent Multilinguals Learning Languages with the iPad app iTEO [Paper presentation]. COST Action IS1410 Digilitey Project Meeting - Riga, Riga, Latvia.

Aleksic, G. (05 June 2018). Home Literacy Environment and Family Language Policy of Preschool Language Minority Children in Luxembourg [Paper presentation]. Research seminar MLing, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

Aleksic, G. (25 May 2018). Translanguaging and Linguistic Creativity and Criticality [Paper presentation]. Research seminar within the MuliPEC project, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

Aleksic, G., Merrell, C., Ferring, D., Tymms, P., & Klemenovic, J. (2018). Links between socio-emotional skills, behaviour, mathematics and literacy performance of preschool children in Serbia. European Journal of Psychology of Education. doi:10.1007/s10212-018-0387-8
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Kirsch, C., Aleksic, G., Mortini, S., Degano, S., & Andersen, K. N. (10 April 2018). Perspectives on Translanguaging as a Pedagogy in Luxembourg [Paper presentation]. Meeting, New York, United States - New York.

Aleksic, G. (08 February 2018). Early education, literacy and multilingualism [Paper presentation]. Occasional seminar Cultural Psychology of Schooling.

Tymms, P., Aleksic, G., Bartholo, T., Boereboom, J., Ivanova, A., Howie, S., Hongyun, L., Kardanova, E., Koslinski, M. C., Merrell, C., Vidmar, M., & Wildly, H. (2018). The ability to read numbers: A universal measure? AERA.
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Kirsch, C., Mortini, S., Andersen, K. N., & Aleksic, G. (2018). Newsletter des Forschungsprojekts MuliPEC. (Unilu - University of Luxembourg [Humanities, Education and Social Sciences], Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg).

Aleksic, G. (31 August 2017). Update on national policy relating to the digital literacy and multimodal practices of young children [Poster presentation]. COST Action IS1410 DigitlitEY meeting, Bologna, Italy.

Aleksic, G. (2017). The role of humour in intimate intercultural relationships. In The 9th European IACPP Conference.
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Aleksic, G. (2016). Final Report for the INTER Mobility BiFaLy. Luxembourg, Luxembourg: University of Luxembourg.

Aleksic, G. (17 May 2016). The influence of language and culture on the dynamics of mixed couples [Paper presentation]. Multiliteracies and Multimodalities Seminar, New York, United States.

Aleksic, G. (02 May 2016). Family literacy programme for Portuguese preschool children in Luxembourg [Paper presentation]. Language Policy Seminar, New York, United States.

Aleksic, G. (2016). Family literacy programme for Portuguese preschool children in Luxembourg: Interview at Harvard University [Paper presentation]. Interview with Catherine Snow, Boston, United States.

Aleksic, G. (2016). Family literacy programme for Portuguese preschool children in Luxembourg: Interview in New York [Paper presentation]. Interview with Ofelia Garcia, New York, United States.

Aleksic, G. (2016). Family literacy programme for Portuguese preschool children in Luxembourg: Interview at Penn State University [Paper presentation]. Interview with Nancy Hornberger, Philadelphia, United States.

Aleksic, G. (2016). Family literacy programme for Portuguese preschool children in Luxembourg: Interview at York University [Paper presentation]. Interview with Ellen Bialystok, Toronto, Canada.

Aleksic, G. (2016). Family literacy programme for Portuguese preschool children in Luxembourg: Interview in Toronto [Paper presentation]. Interview with Jim Cummins, Toronto, United States.

Aleksic, G. (2016). Family literacy programme for Portuguese preschool children in Luxembourg: Interview at CUNY, New York [Paper presentation]. Interview with Christine Helot, New York, United States.

Aleksic, G., Ferring, D., & Martin, R. (2015). A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of bilingual programs in Europe. In Language, Education and Diversity Conference.
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Zmugg, R., Braun, A., Roelofsma, P., Thaller, W., Moeskops, L., Havemann, S., Aleksic, G., & Fellner, D. (2015). Personalization of Virtual Coaching Applications Using Procedural Modeling. In ICT4AgeingWell 2015. doi:10.5220/0005435600370044
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Aleksic, G., Ferring, D., & Martin, R. (2015). The Importance of home language for academic achievement of language minority children. In 10th International Symposium on Bilingualism.
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Aleksic, G., Ferring, D., & Martin, R. (March 2015). A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of bilingual programs in Europe [Paper presentation]. International Conference on Bilingualism, Malta.

Ferring, D., Dujardin, C., Schiltz Klees, L., & Aleksic, G. (2015). Final Report for Bilan Precoce 2015 for the Ministry of National Education, Childhood and Youth.

Aleksic, G., Ferring, D., & Martin, R. (2015). A meta-analysis on the effectiveness of bilingual programs in Europe. Review of Educational Research, 85 (1), 92-128. doi:10.3102/0034654314548514
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Aleksic, G., Ferring, D., & Martin, R. (2014). A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of bilingual programs in Europe. In International Congress on Education, Innovation and Learning Technologies.

Aleksic, G., Ferring, D., & Martin, R. (June 2014). A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of bilingual programs in Europe [Paper presentation]. International Conference on Language Acquisition for Young Researchers, Lisbon, Portugal.

Aleksic, G., & Roelofsma, P. (2014). Final report of the effectiveness study in Virtual Coach Reaches Out to me project. Frankfurt, Germany: Frauhofer.

Aleksic, G., Merrell, C., Ferring, D., Martin, R., Andre, L., & Klemenovic, J. (2013). Identification of predictors of emergent literacy. In The 16th European Conference on Developmental Psychology.
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Roelofsma, P., Ferring, D., & Aleksic, G. (2013). Evaluation of V2me: A Virtual Coaching System for Loneliness Prevention and Intervention. In Medicine 2.0: Social Media, Mobile Apps and Internet/Web 2.0.
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Aleksic, G. (2013). Importance de la langue maternelle pour le development des enfants au Luxembourg. Science.

Aleksic, G., Ferring, D., & Martin, R. (2013). A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of bilingual programs in Europe. In The 9th International Symposium on Bilingualism.
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Aleksic, G. (2013). A l'école les programmes bilingues sont très efficaces. Le Quotidien.

Aleksic, G. (2013). Virtual Coach Reaches Out To Me [Paper presentation]. Transnational AAL Info Day & Brokerage Event in Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

Aleksic, G. (2013). Portugiesen im Nachteil. Luxemburger Wort.

Aleksic, G. (2013). Doppelt halt besser. D'Lëtzebuerger Land.

Aleksic, G. (2013). Virtual Coach Reaches Out To Me [Paper presentation]. Invited Lecture at the University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia.

Aleksic, G., & Ferring, D. (March 2012). Stay connected! Preventing social isolation and loneliness in old age by using virtual networks [Paper presentation]. Transnational and Networking Day in the framework of ICT-based Solutions for (Self) Management of Daily Life Activities of Older Adults at Home, Insbruck, Austria.

Aleksic, G., & Ferring, D. (March 2012). Stay connected! Preventing social isolation in old age: Potential of the ICT use in AAL [Paper presentation]. AAL Call 5 Info Day, Paris, France.

Leist, A., Aleksic, G., & Ferring, D. (2012). Social media use in old age: User profiles, effects, best practices. Gerontologist, 52 (S1), 563-564.
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Ferring, D., Aleksic, G., & Roelofsma, P. (2012). “Why do we need it?” – An analysis of the affective-motivational factors in the use of assistive technologies [Paper presentation]. AAL Forum, Eindhoven, Netherlands.

Roelofsma, P., Ferring, D., & Aleksic, G. (2012). “Where do we go from here?” – A preliminary evaluation of the EU Ambient Assisted Programs. Abstract paper of the AAL Forum 2012.
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Aleksic, G. (2011). The reading and mathematics performance of language-minority children in Luxembourg, Serbia and Europe: Is school instruction in their mother tongue important? [Doctoral thesis, Unilu - University of Luxembourg]. ORBilu-University of Luxembourg. https://orbilu.uni.lu/handle/10993/15499

Aleksic, G. (July 2010). Integrate or drop out? A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of bilingual programs in Europe [Poster presentation]. Research Methods Festival, Oxfor, United Kingdom.

Popovic, J., & Aleksic, G. (2009). Theater and performance in Eastern Europe, the changing scene - A book review. The Journal for Drama in Education, 25 (2), 54-61.

Aleksic, G. (2008). Empathy, self-esteem, distress, and drama. Journal for Drama in Education, 24 (1), 6-14.

Aleksic, G. (2007). Are there cross-cultural differences in empathy, self-esteem and distress disclosure? [Bachelor/master dissertation, Unilu - University of Luxembourg]. ORBilu-University of Luxembourg. https://orbilu.uni.lu/handle/10993/32299

Aleksic, G. (n.d.). "Yes, I'm willing": Experiencing Culture in Intimate Intercultural Relationships. Information Age Publications.

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