Intercultural Primary Education in the Second Half of the Decade

• Authors: Róbert Osaďan , Elizabeth Reid , Mária Belešová
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Intercultural education advances the comprehension of different people and cultures. It emphasizes teaching that accepts and respects that diversity is normal in all areas of life. It attempts to sensitize the pupil to the concept that we all have developed in varied ways and that different does not mean “wrong”. In the presented article, we deal with a term defined in the context of intercultural education. We think about the way of its implementation in primary education, while respecting all the attributes of cultural differentiation. Intercultural education examines forms of xenophobia, trying to diminish them, and advocates equal opportunities for all. Intercultural education works to modify individuals and institutions and so transform the society (What is intercultural education? Do we in the West have the materials to accomplish this in our classrooms?).

Keywords

EN

intercultural education; multicultural education; interculture; primary education

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Acta Technologica Dubnicae
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 77-86

Dates

published

2016-08-01

online

2016-08-20

Contributors

author

Róbert Osaďan

• Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Education, Bratislava, Slovakia

author

Elizabeth Reid

• Southern California Seminary, Department of Education, USA

author

Mária Belešová

• Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Education, Bratislava, Slovakia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/atd-2016-0013