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Cultural Diversity and its Implication on Parents’ Attitudes Toward their Child Learning Disability – An Outline of a Research Study

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Gonen-Avital S.

Studia Edukacyjne

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2016

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issue 40

353-377

PL

Background: Israel is a land of immigration – a multicultural society with a mosaic of different cultures. There are four maim ethnic groups in Israel: "Sabre" (born in Israel), Arabs, Russian, and Ethiopian. The main aim of this article is to present the connection between two main issues: Culture Diversity and the Attitudes of Israeli parents to children with Learning Disability (LD). This article stems from a deep and extensive dissertation research on parents' attitudes toward their child Learning Disability in Israel and it is an outline of the research study. Family: The resilience and strength of the family depend on the social, cultural and personality of the family in general, and parents in particular. The parents play a crucial role in facilitating and maintaining wellness in children with developmental disorders. Learning Disability: Today, in the modern world, in the information era, when processing information skills are necessary in everyday life, Learning Disability turn into a widespread phenomenon. Learning disability is a general term that refers to a heterogeneous group of disorders manifested in the acquisition and operation of attention, speaking, reading, writing, or mathematical abilities. Within the Hebrew students in Israel (years 2013-2014), 10.10% are diagnosed with learning disability. In summary, due to the fact that Israel is an immigration country, it is vital to research the implication of parents' attitudes toward their child Learning Disability for the wellbeing of the family and the society.

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Kreowanie tożsamości kulturowej jako wyzwanie XXI wieku

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Suchocka A., Królikowska I.

Colloquium Wydziału Nauk Humanistycznych i Społecznych AMW

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2014

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issue 4

73-88

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Creating a cultural identity becomes particularly important issue in the time of global ekumeny, when we are dealing with the intermingling of cultural patterns, mixing cultures, "supermarket of culture." The article presents a category of an identity, factors that determine a position of an individual in a community, identity determinants in different perspectives. The authors try to answer the question: What path of creating its own identity choose young Europeans in a world of axiological chaos? The patterns of creating the identity proposed to young people tended to develop over the years, but the most of them appeared to be unstable devoid of deeper meaning, and certainly not adjacent to the present.

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Wielokulturowość z konfliktem w tle – Ślązacy: naród? Narodowość? Grupa etniczna?

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Rusek H.

Pogranicze. Studia Społeczne

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2015

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vol. 25

13-24

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The dispute over whether there exists a Silesian nation, Silesian nationality or whether Silesians are an ethnic group, has flared up in Poland, but mainly in the Silesian Voivodeship, on a surprisingly large scale. This rather fresh controversy, growing since the turn of the 80s and 90s of the last century, i.e. since the beginning of the transformation processes in Poland, takes place in public discussions and in the media, and its finale – in the courts. Some believe that the basis is the Silesians’ disappointment with the way the region has been transformed, through a destructive rather than creative restructuring, through closure of coal mines and steel mills, all of which has resulted in citizens’ impoverishment, in sudden outbreak of unemployment, and in the lack of any program or strategy for the region. The 1990s saw the appearance of an idea of recognizing the Silesian national distinctiveness, founded on a wave of renaissance of Silesian cultural identity. Loud became demands of reviving the idea of autonomy of the Silesian province, and the fight for recognition of Silesian nationality as a different social and political entity. The Silesians, convinced of the marginalization of indigenous people as well as of injustices and wrongs inflicted by the Polish authorities after World War II, in various ways, including the political and judicial ones, are attempting to gain the status of a national minority or, as in recent times, an ethnic one. It is hard not to agree with the thesis that these efforts fit in with the idea of multiculturalism, which – being an indicator of the level of democratization of all spheres of life – has accelerated the revival of regional identity in a large part of the population of Silesia and provided them with the ideological basis to articulate their needs, expectations and aspirations.

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Early childhood and cultural diversity. An ethnographical narration from Mexico and Bali

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Corona-Caraveo Y.

Problemy Wczesnej Edukacji

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2012

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vol. 8

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issue 3(18)

126-138

EN

The article presents an ethnographical narrative about children’s participation in the cultural and ceremonial life in Mexico and Bali, in order to examine commonalities and differences between the two cultures. The importance of considering cultural diversity in early childhood education and of including cultural values in activities for the children is stressed, as well as the need for these programmes to be rooted in the family and community. These aspects are related to the need to allow children to develop a clear personal identity, to value cultural diversity, and to solve problems related to differences between them.

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The European Union’s Cultural Policy: The New Tasks?

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Chałubińska-Jentkiewicz K.

Przegląd Strategiczny

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2016

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issue 9

327-340

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The debate on European cultural policy has only just begun. What is intended to be the object is unknown. Topics taken during the European Culture Congress have the general nature and are only an introduction to critical reflection on what today is the European culture. Even if the answer seems obvious that these cultures o f the Member States, we still do not know whether it will be called. “High culture”, remaining in the elite circle of interest, or so. “Pop culture”? Perhaps the answer is indirect, and refers to the culture that we do not know from the media, the internet, billboards and banner ads, but rather that which we know through membership in a particular social group, religious community, and most of all family.

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Różnorodność kulturowa uczniów wyzwaniem dla współczesnej szkoły

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Badowska M.

Kultura-Społeczeństwo-Edukacja

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2015

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vol. 7

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issue 1

179-192

PL

The increasing waves of migration mean that naturally comes to the interpenetration of cultures and the phenomenon of cultural diversity. Increasing real multiculturalism in Polish schools contributes to the necessity of making changes in the education system through the creation of new educational programs geared to the diversity and preparation of teaching staff, whose mission is to support and integrate culturally diverse students in the life of the school community. Effective work that allows the inclusion of students in the school environment, requires of teaching staff not only knowledge of the principles of pedagogy inclusion, but also a high level of intercultural competence, knowledge of the issues of migration, acculturation processes and the accuracy of acculturation strategies, as well as the specifics of the phenomenon of refugees and their traumatic experiences.

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Pogranicze polsko-czeskie w perspektywie socjologicznej. Kontekst kulturowy

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Śliz A., Szczepański M. S.

Pogranicze. Studia Społeczne

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2016

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vol. 27 cz. 1

PL

W niniejszym artykule korzystamy z fragmentów tekstu: A. Śliz, M. S. Szczepański, Borderland in sociological perspective. The case of the Polish-Czech border (Pogranicza w socjologii. Przypadek pogranicza polsko-czeskiego), [w:] J. Kiszta (red.), BlueNotes 1. ACCENDO – Centrum pro védu a výzkum, o.p.s, Ostrava 2013, s. 25-29.

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The borderland is a specific reality, which not reduce for one culture because this culture was created by connected, penetrated or crashed culture in one social space, for example borderland language, traditions and customs or architecture. The distinctive mark of borderland are ethnic and nation minorities which define this social space. The Polish and Czech Republic borderland is being created by Polish and Czech cultures but others – Slovak, German, Moravian and Roma cultures, too. In this context we can talk about isolation process on the one hand and on the other hand about social exchange which give new social reality. The research of borderland is first of all analysis how cultural diversity create social, economic and politic life in the borderland.

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Economic globalisation vs. cultural diversity

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Polak E.

Roczniki Ekonomiczne Kujawsko-Pomorskiej Szkoły Wyższej w Bydgoszczy

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2018

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issue (11)

113-124

EN

The aim of the research undertaken is the analysis of the impact of economic globalisation on cultural transformations and an attempt at settling the problem of this process effects, i.e. de ciding whether it results, to a greater extent, in social and economic unification or diversification. There are more and more supporters of the opinion that, globally, cultural differences blur, and people representing different cultures gradually become similar to one another, mainly as a result of the Western dominance and the common fascination with the Western products, and, to a smaller extent, thanks to the contact and mixing of mutual cultural interactions. The dominant trends in the contemporary gl obalised world include commercialisation, consumerism, liberalisation, privatisation, eregulation, individualism and competition. However, despite the enormous potential of the so - called global forces to influence cultural changes and the multitude of cha nnels of influencing people, they are not able to impose one global culture on the world. The margin of diversity is still very wide. Moreover, the meetings of different cultures result in the emergence of new cultural varieties. Therefore, on the one hand, the contemporary world is undergoing cultural unification, and, on the other hand, it is a mosaic made up of increasing cultural varieties. It may happen that a positive social capital is developed within a multicultural organisation, characterised by a higher development potential, flexibility, creativity, productivity and innovativeness. Thus, cultural diversity, in which the modern man has to function, can be an asset and a source of advantage over monocultural organisations.

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How to choose the right English language textbook?

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Eva Reid E., Elena Kováčiková E.

Problemy Wczesnej Edukacji

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2017

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vol. 13

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issue 1(36)

87-98

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The book market in Slovakia is overloaded with various language books offered by prestigious publishing houses. The “international” textbooks are rather very general, not paying attention to cultural and language peculiarities which are different for each country and culture. Modern teaching approaches call for cross-curricular relations and the content of teaching might differ in every country. National books have the advantage of including cultural and language specifics of the particular country, connect contents of various schools subjects and take into consideration the needs of “home” language teachers with the aim to improve and develop specifically the sides of language systems and skills that are particularly necessary for students of their country. The paper analyses three English language textbooks for third grade of primary schools. Two textbooks are form major international publishing houses and are the most popular in Slovakia. The third book is written by Slovak authors and is new to the market. The method of document analysis was used to compare contents of linguistic and cultural diversity and supporting development of intercultural awareness and intercultural communicative competences of pupils.

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Intercultural Non-formal Education Issues on the Agenda of Polish Non-governmental Organizations - a Research Report

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Młynarczuk-Sokołowska A.

The New Educational Review

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2014

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vol. 37

106-116

EN

The purpose of this article is to present the results of the research on the issues discussed in the educational initiatives undertaken by Polish non-governmental organizations. The results of the scientific explorations presented in the paper are the outcome of the PhD research project Intercultural Non-formal Education in Poland on the Example of Non-governmental organizations activity. The project included surveying 65 leaders of different non-governmental organizations from three cities with different cultural make-ups, i.e. Bialystok, Poznan and Warsaw. The study was conducted in 2010 – 2012 according to the eclectic research approach, which allowed gathering quantitative and qualitative data. Based on the analysis of the empirical material, the author of the article presents: the issues tackled in the initiatives carried out by Polish non-governmental organizations, the structure of their implementation and the types of activities undertaken (in view of the issues analysed). An outline of the research problems precedes the discussion on the research results.

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One Culture or Multiple Cultures? The Diversity of Roma People in Poland

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Talewicz-Kwiatkowska J.

Colloquia Humanistica

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2014

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issue 3

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One Culture or Multiple Cultures? The Diversity of Roma People in PolandThere are no universal criteria which would be useful to describe the diversity of all of the Roma. Their presence in given country is linked to adaptive processes to majority societies. It is the majority that creates condition and space to which minorities need to adapt somehow. The results of the above-mentioned adaptive processes also vary and depend on an external context. The attitude of given populations towards minorities and the current political and economic situation of given country, where the Roma settled had and still has significant influence on mentioned processes. The way of life of different Romani groups has also a great importance, because sedentary way of life (typical for most European Roma) and external influences especially on culture and models of lifestyle also furthered the adaptive processes. The cultural diversity among the Roma is the case not only with the groups living in different countries. It needs to be emphasized that the Roma who have lived in one country for centuries are not a homogenous group in terms of their culture. Previous migration processes and sedentary or nomadic way of life had a great influence on this internal diversity. In Poland with four distinguished Romani groups such diversity occurs between Carpathian Roma (Bergitka Roma, Polish Highlander Roma) and traditionally nomadic groups: Polska Roma, Lovara, Kelderari. This article is mainly based on available sources and dissertations on the subject. However it refers to the field research regarding the use of European Union’s funds for the Roma community in Poland, which was conducted by the author in 2010 and 2011. Kultura jedna czy wieloraka? Zróżnicowanie populacji romskiej w PolsceNie istnieją uniwersalne kryteria użyteczne w opisie zróżnicowania wszystkich Romów. Ich obecność w danym kraju wiąże się z procesami adaptowania się do społeczeństw większościowych. To większość tworzy warunki i przestrzeń, do których mniejszości muszą się jakoś przystosować. Skutki wspomnianych procesów adaptacyjnych także są różne i zależą od kontekstu zewnętrznego. W znacznym stopniu wpływa na to postawa danej populacji wobec mniejszości oraz aktualna sytuacja polityczno-ekonomiczna kraju, w którym osiedlają się Romowie. Sposób życia rożnych grup romskich także ma ogromne znaczenie, ponieważ osiadły tryb życia (typowy dla większości europejskich Romów) i wpływy zewnętrzne odzwierciedlające się w kulturze i stylach życia również kształtują owe procesy. Zróżnicowanie kulturowe Romów dotyczy nie tylko grup żyjących w różnych państwach. Trzeba podkreślić, iż Romowie od stuleci zamieszkujący dane państwo również nie stanowią jednorodnej grupy w kategoriach kultury własnej. Wcześniejsze procesy migracyjne oraz osiadłby bądź wędrowny tryb życia wywierały ogromny wpływ na owo zróżnicowanie. W Polsce, przy czterech różnych grupach romskich, taka różnorodność rodzi się między Romami karpackimi (Bergitka Roma, góralscy Romowie) a tradycyjnie wędrownymi grupami: Polska Roma, Lovara, Kelderari. Niniejszy artykuł opiera się na dostępnych źródłach i dotychczasowych opracowaniach tematu, odwołując się również do badania wykorzystywania funduszy unijnych przez społeczność romską w Polsce, przeprowadzonego przez autorkę w latach 2010-2011.

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No Prejudice-Free Society Means no Prejudice-Free Teachers, but Better Times Are Coming: Teachers and Cultural Diversity

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Leix A.

Human Affairs

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2015

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vol. 25

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issue 3

302-316

EN

Multicultural education tends to be automatically associated with pupils but in practice it places demands on all those involved in the teaching process. Of these the most predominant role is allocated to the teacher who mediates multicultural competence. Pupil attitudes towards foreigners and cultural diversity are not only influenced by multicultural education but also by teachers’ beliefs-and teachers’ beliefs are largely influenced by personal opinions and attitudes. The author presents the results of qualitative analysis performed on the unrestricted responses of 86 Czech teacher trainees and teachers on the topic of their experiences of foreigners. The analysis indicates their personal attitudes to foreigners, foreign cultures and diversity generally, the level of reflection in relation to cultural diversity, and discusses the results in relation to the wider sociocultural context.

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THE ISSUE OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND TOLERANCE IN MODERN GEORGIAN POLITICS

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Darchashvili M.

Journal of Education Culture and Society

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2020

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vol. 11

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issue 2

490-498

EN

Aim. Georgia has traditionally been a country of cultural diversity. Due to the proper political approach, Georgian authorities of all times have managed to successfully govern the peaceful coexistence of people of different nationalities and religions. It is true that in the post-Soviet period, there was some disagreement between the cultures inspired by external forces; however, generally, all the authorities made every effort to legally strengthen the inherited tolerant habit. The paper does not deal with the conflicts of ethnopolitical nature, staged by Russia. The mentioned issue is a part of the country’s domestic policy, which is important and still is relevant nowadays, therefore the paper aims to study the role of cultural diversity and tolerance in modern Georgian politics, the attitude to it, and how the country managed to preserve the centuries-old heritage. Methods. Based on several empirical materials, various researched-studied documents, scientific papers, analysis of government documents, the use of the method of historicism is presented in the paper. Results. The paper presents the current existing reality in Georgia in the field of cultural diversity and the effective steps of the state for the proper development of cultural diversity. Conclusion. Modern Georgian politics is motivated to involve ethnic and religious minorities in the process of monitoring and implementing the Culture Policy Action Plan, based on the recent history and new current worldwide tendency, which will guarantee the establishment of a tolerant society and democracy in Georgia.

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Europe's cultural diversity as a problem for European integration

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Jordan P.

Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development

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2022

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vol. 26

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issue 3

EN

European integration is obviously impeded by the national and nation-state idea that is still vigorous and motivates European Union (EU) member states' refusals to cede powers to the EU or subnational levels. Recent events like the global economic crisis, the Euro crisis, the migration crisis and the coronavirus pandemic have, however, demonstrated that it is not just the national idea and the nation state that appear to seriously hinder further integration, but that fundamental diferences in cultural attitudes in diferent parts of Europe are also responsible. They can be traced back to earlier periods of history and a Europe that consisted of parts with very divergent economic, social and political attitudes. These disparities are dificult to equalize. The article highlights Europe's major cultural diferentiation processes in history, hints at their current traces in economic, social and political attitudes and relates those attitudes to problems in European integration.

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The Role of Cultural Diversity in Business Communication Contacts

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Wilczewski M.

Lingwistyka Stosowana / Applied Linguistics / Angewandte Linguistik

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2015

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issue 13

86-102

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This paper discusses the involvement of cultural factors in the process of effective intercultural communication in a business environment. In order to do so, I shall discuss the basic issues concerning culture as a pattern of interactional behaviors, investigating intercultural communication practices as a means to reveal such patterns, communication as a process of activating cultural meanings, intercultural communication in the context of multinational management, and its challenges, strategies and significance for negotiation and decision-making processes. Moreover, the results of my research into the interconnection between belonging to a specific cultural background and respecting cultural values of co-workers and managers’ attitudes towards cultural diversity at work will be shown.

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Bliżej odmienności. Twórcza aktywność w międzykulturowej edukacji nieformalnej

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Młynarczuk-Sokołowska A.

Pogranicze. Studia Społeczne

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2015

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vol. 26

103-113

EN

The main purpose of this paper is to show the role of creative activity in non-formal intercultural education. The author presents creative ways of implementing the idea of non-formal intercultural education within the educational process. On the basis of the non-formal intercultural education postulates, she analyses three examples of educational initiatives (directed to children, teenagers and adults), which included creative activity (literary, artistic, photographic, etc.).

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Book review: Lilian Richieri Hanania (ed.), Cultural Diversity in International Law: The Effectiveness of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, Routledge, London-New York: 2014

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Jakubowski A.

Polish Yearbook of International Law

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2014

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vol. 34

318-322

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Review of a book: Lilian Richieri Hanania (ed.), Cultural Diversity in International Law: The Effectiveness of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, Routledge, London-New York: 2014

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Stowarzyszenie Rodzin Wielokulturowych – organizacja pozarządowa reprezentująca interesy osób odmiennych kulturowo

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Sowa-Behtane E.

Kultura-Społeczeństwo-Edukacja

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2018

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vol. 13

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issue 1

117-126

PL

The article attempts to shows that in the era of post-modernity, the ethnically, racially, religiously, culturally ornationally mixed marriages are more and more frequent phenomenon, contributing to the emergence of new types of cultural identity. The degree of cultural difference determines the number of problems which occur between partners. National, religious, linguistic and cultural differences can affect both positively and negatively functioning multicultural families.The main context of this article is the activity of Multicultural Families Association, which was formed in the aftermath of diagnosis multicultural families living in Krakow. The Association responds to the needs of these families.

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Działania afirmatywne na Uniwersytecie Harvarda

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Hejwosz D.

Kultura-Społeczeństwo-Edukacja

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2012

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vol. 1

81-102

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Affirmative action was introduced to the American universities in the 1960s. The aim of this policy was to benefit the underrepresented groups, especially African Americans both in the higher education and the job market. The affirmative action was introduced to ensure equal opportunities as well as cultural diversity. The policy of Harvard University towards African Americans, Asian Americans and the other excluded groups was analyzed in this article. Moreover, the attempt to reconstruct the current debate about outcomes of the affirmative action was made. The article also tries to answer the following questions: did the affirmative action increase the number of the minority groups at Harvard University? Has the policy of equal opportunities eliminated inequalities or, on the contrary has it deepened them?

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Odmienność narodowa i etniczna w najnowszej polskiej literaturze dla młodego odbiorcy a wyzwania edukacji międzykulturowej

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Fornalczyk-Lipska A.

Kultura i Edukacja

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2017

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issue 1(115)

15-30

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Children’s literature plays a key role in the process of socialization. It is one of the crucial factors which help the young reader to understand the surrounding world, also in terms of what is one’s own and what is other, different. On the one hand, its task is reflecting the existing reality, on the other-shaping specific attitudes towards it, for example through strengthening existing stereotypes or calling them in question. In English-language literature on the subject one can find numerous analyses of both broadly understood intercultural literature and depictions of individual nationalities, cultures, and races. So far, Polish children’s literature has not attracted much scholarly attention in this respect. It might result from the fact that the Polish population is to a large extent a homogenous group as regards race and nationality. However, this state of affairs is gradually changing, as Poland starts to attract migrants from all over the world and national and ethnic minorities already inhabiting the country are being discovered. In this context, it seems particularly interesting to ask if and how these social changes have influenced Polish children’s literature of today. The goal of this paper is to outline the issue of cultural diversity, in particular the presence of the national and ethnic “other” in the newest Polish children’s literature, according to criteria developed on the basis of Short, Lynch-Brown and Tomlinson’s guidelines (2014). The paper is also an attempt at determining to what extent Polish children’s literature corresponds with the model of intercultural education. As the analysis shows, Polish literature on cultural diversity is scarce, involves non-representative depictions of minorities, and lacks the “insider” perspective, and thus fulfills the postulates of intercultural education only in a limited way.

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Cultural Diversity and its Implication on Parents’ Attitudes Toward their Child Learning Disability – An Outline of a Research Study

Kreowanie tożsamości kulturowej jako wyzwanie XXI wieku

Wielokulturowość z konfliktem w tle – Ślązacy: naród? Narodowość? Grupa etniczna?

Early childhood and cultural diversity. An ethnographical narration from Mexico and Bali

The European Union’s Cultural Policy: The New Tasks?

Różnorodność kulturowa uczniów wyzwaniem dla współczesnej szkoły

Pogranicze polsko-czeskie w perspektywie socjologicznej. Kontekst kulturowy

Economic globalisation vs. cultural diversity

How to choose the right English language textbook?

Intercultural Non-formal Education Issues on the Agenda of Polish Non-governmental Organizations - a Research Report