Cultural Diversity in the Classroom [electronic resource] : A European Comparison /
Spinthourakis, Julia Athena.editor.
Lalor, John.editor.
Berg, Wolfgang.editor.
The so-called nation states have created ethnical minorities. Also due to migration, cultural diversity is the reality. The multicultural society is strongly reproduced in the schools all over Europe. Cultural diversity in the classroom is increasingly recognized as a potential which should not be neglected. The educational system has, above all, to provide all children with equal opportunities. Experts from Finland, the UK, Hungary, Spain, Greece, Cyprus, and other European states, mostly responsible for teacher education, have contributed to this volume with critical, but constructive remarks on the classroom reality in their countries. This book is valuable reading for academics and practitioners in educational sciences.
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Preface; Contents; Diversity in German Classrooms; Multicultural Society; Migration Background; Education Policy; Achievement; East Germany; Classroom Realities; Chances and Problems; Cultural Diversity as a Resource; Labeling; Multilingualism; Schools of Diversity; Religion; From Culturalism to Diversity; Multicultural Education in Hungary1; History; Diversity; Political and Legal Frameworks; Multicultural Education; The Schooling of Minority Children; Immigration; (; The Question of Equal Opportunities; Multicultural Classrooms; The Multicultural Class in Greece; Multicultural Society
Multiculturalism and EducationEducational Policy and Management of Multicultural Variation; Educational Practices; The Case of the 132nd Public Primary School of Grava; Sample Forms of Action Taken; Reflections; Evaluation; Conclusions; Intercultural Education from a Portuguese Perspective; Historical Overview; Challenges and Risks; Schools and Educational Efforts; Intercultural Education; Empathy; Language; Conclusion; Moroccan Immigrants at a Secondary School in Catalonia; Images of Moroccaness; Local Situation; Education Policy; Research; Teaching Staff
The Responses of the School to InequalityCurriculum Developments in Diverse Educational Contexts: An Irish Perspective; Migration; Religion; The Irish School System and the Constitution; From the Political to the Practical: An Irish Response; Policy to Practice in Ireland; Policy to Practice in the EU; Models; Conclusion; Towards Multicultural Education in Finland; Finnish Society; Minorities; Integration Policy; Minorities/Immigrants in School; Discrimination and Prejudice as Challenges in School; Foreign Languages; Religion; History Education; Best Practice: Multicultural Classes
Perspectives, Challenges, DemandsWhen Teachers' Intervention Makes an Immigrant Child More Dependent; Multicultural Classes; Bridging the Gap; Piaget, Vygotsky, and the Scaffolding Interaction; Scaffolding and Over-Help with Immigrant Children; Help and Over-Help in the; Procedure: the Game Simulation; Analysis: Behavioural Coding; Results; Dealing with Multiculturalism in the Spanish Classroom; The Transformation of the Educational System; Dealing with Minorities and Multiculturalism; The Challenges of Diversity at School; Linguistic; Concentration of Minority Students in the Public System
Late Arrival to SchoolsDealing with Multiculturalism within the Classrooms: Two Cases; Discussion; Multicultural Education in Slovenia; Multicultural Society; Stereotypes; Public School and Multicultural Education; Inductive Educational Approach; Intercultural Education and Artistic Experience; Conclusion; Multicultural Classrooms: Inclusion without Integration?; Multicultural Education; Theory; Intercultural Education; Zones of Educational Priorities; Policies for Social Integration; Education for a Diverse Society: The Multicultural Classroom in the UK
The Changing Face of the UK Population
Includes bibliographical references.
The so-called nation states have created ethnical minorities. Also due to migration, cultural diversity is the reality. The multicultural society is strongly reproduced in the schools all over Europe. Cultural diversity in the classroom is increasingly recognized as a potential which should not be neglected. The educational system has, above all, to provide all children with equal opportunities. Experts from Finland, the UK, Hungary, Spain, Greece, Cyprus, and other European states, mostly responsible for teacher education, have contributed to this volume with critical, but constructive remarks on the classroom reality in their countries. This book is valuable reading for academics and practitioners in educational sciences.
Sociology.
Social structure.
Social inequality.
Education.
Knowledge - Discourse.
Social Structure, Social Inequality.
Sociology, general.
Education, general.