Glossary
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Intercultural competence
Attitude that is manifested by the ability to interact effectively with people from cultures that are different from our own (definition based on Lussier, 2007).
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Interdisciplinarity
Teaching approach that promotes the development of links among the learning outcomes of various curricula.
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Life-career project
Lifelong process of managing learning, work, leisure, and transitions in order to move toward a personally determined and evolving preferred future (Canadian Council for Career Development, 2012). A student’s life-career project includes personal, social, and family life, physical and mental health, work, and leisure.
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Linguistic and cultural development in education
Implementation, by educational institutions and their education partners, of planned, systematic, and coordinated actions designed to ensure the protection, promotion, and transmission of language and culture.
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Linguistic duality
Principle recognizing the equality of status of French and English and involving the equitable treatment of Francophones and Anglophones in all aspects of life (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages, 2006).
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Newcomers
Newly arrived immigrants to Canada who may or may not speak French.
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Perinatal period
Period surrounding birth, i.e., pregnancy and the first weeks of a child’s life.
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Regional cultural development
Approach that makes cultural development a central rallying point for all sectors of a community for the purpose of developing and implementing strategies for the integration of art, culture, and heritage in the region.
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Rights-holder
Parent or legal guardian who, under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 23(1) and 23(2), has the right to have his or her children educated in the Language of the minority.
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School system governance
Structure of shared management of the school system where certain authorities contribute to student success by sharing responsibilities and decision-making power in education. In New Brunswick, the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, the district education councils (DECs), and the parent school support committees (PSSCs) ensure school governance pursuant to the Education Act. Also, sections 16.1 and 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms give parents and the linguistic minority community the right to management and control over schools in relation to aspects affecting their language and culture, through the DECs.
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Self-determination
Intrinsic motivation that arises when the context makes it possible to meet three basic needs: autonomy, competency, and belonging.
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Shared leadership
Management style that promotes the participation and accountability of all members of a team or group with respect to the achievement of common goals.
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Substantive equality
Principle of justice that recognizes that, in minority situations, a community or group must receive appropriate resources in order to enjoy the same fundamental rights and the same services as the majority.
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Transcultural competence
Integration and respect of other values, which derives from the coexistence of different ethnic groups and cultures evolving in a same society or in distinct societies while advocating the enrichment of identity (Lussier, 2007).
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