Description
Book SynopsisThis open access book provides an analysis of contemporary societies and schools shaped by cultural diversity, globalization and migration. This diversity is necessarily reflected in education systems and requires the promotion of intercultural approaches able to improve learning processes and the quality of education.
From an international and comparative perspective, this book first presents theoretical and conceptual foundations for seriously considering cultural diversity. The book also compares intercultural approaches and debates generated in countries as diverse as the United States, Canada, Brazil, Switzerland and France. For each national context, the book addresses both the historical roots of intercultural approaches and the concrete initiatives driven by educational policies for their implementation in schools and classrooms. Finally, the book presents discussions surrounding the treatment of linguistic or religious diversity in schools, the emergence of global citizenship education and the key role of teachers in intercultural approaches.
This is an open access book.
Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Part I: The Historical and Theoretical Foundations.- Chapter 1. The Advent of Intercultural Approaches in Education.- Chapter 2. International Migrations and the Management of Identity by the State.- Chapter 3. Race, Racism and Anti-Racism.- Chapter 4. Key Concepts for Intercultural Approaches.- Part II: National Experiences.- Chapter 5. Multicultural Education in the United States.- Chapter 6. Multicultural Education in Canada.- Chapter 7. Intercultural Education In Brazil.- Chapter 8. Intercultural Education in Switzerland.- Chapter 9. Intercultural Education in France.- Part III: Debates and Educational Actions.- Chapter 10. Awareness and Appreciation of Linguistic Diversity.- Chapter 11. The Difficulty of Integrating Religious Diversity into Intercultural Approaches to Education.- Chapter 12. Global Citizenship Education.- Chapter 13. The Role of the Teacher in Promoting Intercultural Approaches.
