Policies and practices for teaching sociocultural diversity
Subtitle: concepts, principles and challenges in teacher education
Contributors: Arnesen, Anne-Lise; Allan, Julie (Julie E.); Simonsen, Eva, 1946-
Publisher: Council of Europe Publishing
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Strasbourg
Language: eng
Number of pages: 101
ISBN-13: 9789287165824
Subjects: Multiculturalism; Study and teaching; Cultural pluralism; Teachers; Training of; Educational sociology
Other titles: L'enseignement de la diversité socioculturelle: les enjeux de la formation des enseignants.
Description: "This work offers an outline of the main principles underpinning work in the diversity area. It also introduces some key concepts related to sociocultural diversity in education while analysing some challenges in teacher education and development. It identifies policy measures and guidelines for teachers' pre-service training institutions."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Editors: Anne-Lise Arnesen, Julie Allan, Eva Simonsen--P. [3].

Also published in French under the title: L'enseignement de la diversité socioculturelle: les enjeux de la formation des enseignants.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The Council of Europe project on Policies and Practices for Teaching Sociocultural Diversity; title: Understanding diversity; title: New challenges in teacher education; title: Teacher education for diversity : responding to the challenge; title: References; title: Appendix.