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Cultural Diversity in the Classroom

A European Comparison

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  • © 2012

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Editors:
  1. Julia Athena Spinthourakis

    1. Department of Elementary Education, University of Patras, Patras, Greece

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  2. John Lalor

    1. School of Education Studies, Dublin City University, Dublin

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  3. Wolfgang Berg

    1. University of Applied Sciences Merseburg, Merseburg

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Part of the book series: Crossculture (CROSS)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-8
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  2. Diversity in German Classrooms

    • Wolfgang Berg
    Pages 9-27

  3. Multicultural Education in Hungary

    • János Gordon-Györi, Ágnes Boreczky, Erzsébet Czachesz, Ágnes Vámos
    Pages 29-44

  4. The Multicultural Class in Greece

    • J. A. Spinthourakis, D. Karakatsanis
    Pages 45-61

  5. Intercultural Education from a Portuguese Perspective

    • Susana Gonçalves
    Pages 63-78

  6. Moroccan Immigrants at a Secondary School in Catalonia

    • Jordi Pamies-Rovira
    Pages 79-94

  7. Curriculum Developments in Diverse Educational Contexts: An Irish Perspective

    • John Lalor, Carmel Mulcahy
    Pages 95-107

  8. Towards Multicultural Education in Finland

    • Leena Graeffe, Leena Lestinen
    Pages 109-128

  9. When Teachers’ Intervention Makes an Immigrant Child More Dependent

    • Francesca D’Errico, Giovanna Leone, Tiziana Mastrovito
    Pages 129-143

  10. Dealing with Multiculturalism in the Spanish Classroom

    • Adriana Patiño-Santos, Claudia Vallejo Rubinstein
    Pages 145-162

  11. Multicultural Education in Slovenia

    • Robi Kroflič
    Pages 163-174

  12. Multicultural Classrooms: Inclusion without Integration?

    • Mary Koustelini
    Pages 175-185

  13. Education for a Diverse Society: The Multicultural Classroom in the UK

    • Margaret Hearnden, Vanita Sundaram
    Pages 187-197

  14. Perceptions of the EU and Democratic Values

    • Mustafa Yunus Eryaman, Salih Zeki Genc, Ebru Aktan
    Pages 199-217

  15. Citizenship Education in the Multicultural Society of Latvia

    • Anna Liduma, Sandra Rone
    Pages 219-223

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 225-227
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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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Elementary Education, University of Patras, Patras, Greece

    Julia Athena Spinthourakis

  • School of Education Studies, Dublin City University, Dublin

    John Lalor

  • University of Applied Sciences Merseburg, Merseburg

    Wolfgang Berg

About the editors

Julia Athena Spinthourakis, PhD, is a Tenured Assistant Professor in the Department of Elementary Education, University of Patras, Greece (Hellas), specializing in Multilingual Multicultural Education.
John Lalor is a lecturer and research coordinator in the School of Education Studies at Dublin City University.
Dr. Wolfgang Berg is a Professor for European Studies, which include culture and social policy, crosscultural communication and political education.

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