Policies and practices for teaching sociocultural diversity
Subtitle: report on the survey on initial education of teachers in sociocultural diversity
By: by Anne-Lise Arnesen ... [et al.]
Publisher: Council of Europe Publishing
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Strasbourg
Language: eng
Number of pages: 91
ISBN-13: 9789287164407; 9789287164391
Subjects: Multiculturalism; Cultural pluralism
Other titles: Policies and practices for teaching sociocultural diversity :; Politiques et pratiques de l'enseignement de la diversité socioculturelle : rapport de l'enquête sur la formation initiale des enseignants à la diversité socioculturelle.
Description: Although teaching and management of diversity are taken into account in almost all the countries participating in the survey, the "enhanced value" of diversity, which implies the creation of conditions for inclusive participation favorable to equal opportunities for all, is not unanimously approved. This report underlines that teacher education institutions play an important role, in collaboration with policy makers, in drafting study programs, but also in defining national policies concerning teacher education. It is the result of a survey on the initial training of teachers in sociocultural diversity in Europe, carried out in 16 countries within the framework of the project "Policies and practices for teaching sociocultural diversity" launched by the Steering Committee for Education of the Council of Europe in 2006. An analysis of replies from practitioners completes the results of the survey.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Also published in French under the title Politiques et pratiques de l'ensignement de la diversité socioculturelle-- rapport de l'enquête sur la formation initiale des enseignants à la diversité socioculturelle.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: General introduction; title: Sociocultural diversity : content and context; title: Summary of the results of the national reports on pre-service teacher training in sociocultural diversity; title: Summary of the results of the interviews on pre-service teacher training in sociocultural diversity; title: Conclusions and recommendations.