Showing papers in "Intercultural Education in 2019"
TL;DR: In transcultural and transnational communication settings, English learners have to be able to communicate with people from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds as mentioned in this paper, and for this reason, English a...
Abstract: In transcultural and transnational communication settings, English learners have to be able to communicate with people from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. For this reason, English a...
84 citations
TL;DR: Safe space, used in educational settings as a metaphor,stresses the importance of the classroom being a learning environment characterised by respect and safety as mentioned in this paper, and is used in many educational settings.
Abstract: Safe space, used in educational settings as a metaphor,stresses the importance of the classroom being a learningenvironment characterised by respect and safety. Based onexamples from Swedish and No ...
54 citations
TL;DR: The Council of Europe's 2008 "Recommendation" advocates the study of "non-religious convictions" in schools in addition to religions as discussed by the authors, and there is evidence of growing academic interest in the...
Abstract: The Council of Europe’s 2008 ‘Recommendation’ advocates the study of ‘non-religious convictions’ in schools in addition to religions. In 2018, there is evidence of growing academic interest in the ...
31 citations
TL;DR: The authors pointed out that despite their promotion of English aiding in intercultural communication, private English language schools market the language as a tool that helps one connect with others from different cultures, despite the fact that English is not a language that can be easily understood by many people.
Abstract: Private English language schools market the language as a tool that helps one connect with others from different cultures. Despite their promotion of English aiding in intercultural communication, ...
24 citations
TL;DR: Religious education and intercultural education are seen by some to be in tension with each other, and by others as two sides of the same coin this paper, and the explanations for this unsettled relationship may be found elsewhere.
Abstract: Religious education and intercultural education are seen by some to be in tension with each other, and by others as two sides of the same coin. The explanations for this unsettled relationship may ...
20 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the reported experiences of Muslim students that regularly shift between Muslim supplementary education (including its traditional confessional focus on learning to read A and supplementary education) and their traditional focus on reading A.
Abstract: This article focuses on the reported experiences of Muslim students that regularly shift between Muslim ‘supplementary education’ (including its traditional confessional focus on learning to read A ...
20 citations
TL;DR: This paper examined teachers' attitudes and behaviors, teachers' expectations as well as their teaching practices in the context of acculturation research, and found that teachers were more likely to follow a more conservative approach.
Abstract: The present study is embedded in the contextual approach of acculturation research. It examines teachers’ attitudes and behaviors, teachers’ expectations as well as their teaching practices...
20 citations
TL;DR: The authors examines teachers' multicultural attitudes, their perceptions of culturation, and their attitudes towards diversity in Dutch junior vocational high schools, showing that there is a growing number of ethnically and culturally diverse students.
Abstract: There is a growing number of ethnically and culturally diverse students in Dutch junior vocational high schools. This article examines teachers’ multicultural attitudes, their perceptions of cultur...
19 citations
TL;DR: The nature of culture and its place in foreign-language teaching have been explored at considerable length in Western scholarly literature as discussed by the authors, and these topics have also received the attention of FLT teachers.
Abstract: The nature of culture and its place in foreign-language teaching (FLT) have been explored at considerable length in Western scholarly literature. These topics have also received the attention of FL...
17 citations
TL;DR: For example, the authors found that despite minority families' overall high academic aspirations, there is a stigmatic issue of minority student school dropout in many countries, such as India.
Abstract: Minority student school dropout represents a challenging issue for educational systems in many countries. Notwithstanding minority families' overall high academic aspirations, there is a st...
17 citations
TL;DR: This article investigated how peers can contribute to cultural minority students' cultural identity, life satisfaction, and school values (school importance, utility, and intrinsic values) by talking with minority students.
Abstract: This study investigated how peers can contribute to cultural minority students’ cultural identity, life satisfaction, and school values (school importance, utility, and intrinsic values) by talking...
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of critical incident task instruction on English non-majored undergraduates' intercultural competence were explored. But the results showed a significant and strong effect of the intervention with critical incident tasks.
Abstract: In this internationalised world, graduate employability in terms of intercultural communication skills needs to be taken into account in higher education. The present study aims to explore the effects of critical incident task instruction on English non-majored undergraduates’ intercultural competence. One group of students received ten weeks of instruction with one critical incident task per week and another group received standard English classes. Data were collected from the students’ pre- and post-test. The results showed a significant and strong effect of the intervention with critical incident tasks. Implications for educational practice are presented for further teaching with critical incident tasks.
TL;DR: The authors traces the Council of Europe's work on teaching about religions and non-religious worldviews, regarded as an important contributor to intercultural education, and explains why studies on interreligious education are important.
Abstract: This article traces the Council of Europe’s work on teaching about religions and non-religious worldviews, regarded as an important contributor to intercultural education. It explains why studies o...
TL;DR: In post-conflict societies, such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, education is recognised as a key factor in reconciliation as discussed by the authors. Yet the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement set in process arrangements that m...
Abstract: In post-conflict societies, such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, education is recognised as a key factor in reconciliation. Yet the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement set in process arrangements that m...
TL;DR: Although Finnish politics relating to the Roma tend to be perceived internationally as fairly successful, several obstacles exist for the Roma in education and the labour market as discussed by the authors, such as discrimination, racism, and discrimination.
Abstract: Although Finnish politics relating to the Roma tend to be perceived internationally as fairly successful, several obstacles exist for the Roma in education and the labour market. Training of Roma m...
TL;DR: One of the core goals of intercultural education is to develop critical and empathic reflection on social justice, particularly as related to humanistic choices and how individuals can counteract e... as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: One of the core goals of intercultural education is to develop critical and empathic reflection on social justice, particularly as related to humanistic choices and how individuals can counteract e...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe how globalization has resulted in multicultural and multilingual societies where individuals, who often do not speak the official language, need to communicate with different services offered by public authorities.
Abstract: Globalisation has resulted in multicultural and multilingual societies where individuals, who often do not speak the official language, need to communicate with different services offered by public...
TL;DR: The process that ethnic minority youth undergoes while adjusting to mainstream culture is known as acculturation as discussed by the authors, which refers to changes in behaviour and attitudes through contact between the two groups.
Abstract: The process that ethnic minority youth undergoes while adjusting to mainstream culture is known as acculturation. Acculturation refers to changes in behaviour and attitudes through contact between ...
TL;DR: A number of teaching strategies, pra... as discussed by the authors, have been proposed for adaptation of immigrant children to educational institutions where psychological, pedagogical, sociocultural, and language adaptation occurs.
Abstract: Educational institutions are an important setting where psychological, pedagogical, sociocultural, and language adaptation of immigrant children occurs. A number of teaching strategies, pra...
TL;DR: The field visits to churches, mosques, temples or other buildings used by religious groups, are often valued by students of religious education as an opportunity to engage with the reality of the sub-culture as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Field visits to churches, mosques, temples or other buildings used by religious groups, are often valued by students of religious education as an opportunity to engage with the ‘reality’ of the sub...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the consequences of the current global problems and the planet's climate, ecological, and social crises posed researchers, policy-makers and educators with important questions about global citizenship.
Abstract: Imminent global problems and the planet’s climatic, ecological, and social crises pose researchers, policy-makers and educators with important questions about global citizenship. The toll of the de...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined aspects and predictors of actual and hidden dropout among immigrant students in general, and among Israeli students of Ethiopian origin, in particular, and found that hidden drop out was more common among Ethiopian students than among other immigrants.
Abstract: This paper examines aspects and predictors of actual and hidden dropout among immigrant students in general, and among Israeli students of Ethiopian origin, in particular. A hidden dropout ...
TL;DR: The contribution of "inclusive" religious education to intercultural understanding is discussed in this paper, focusing on the relationship between non-confessional and non-consecrated religious education.
Abstract: This special issue of Intercultural Education considers the contribution of ‘inclusive’ religious education to intercultural understanding, focusing on the relationship between non-confessional and...
TL;DR: There is a growing body of work on the field of what is now known as "cultural literacy" as discussed by the authors, but little has been written about its application, and even less on how to teach it in the context of highe...
Abstract: There is a growing body of work on the field of what is now known as ‘cultural literacy’, but little has been written about its application, and even less on how to teach it in the context of highe...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the pedagogical opportunities to use film as a tool to supplement lecture and classroom learning activities in a pre-service teachers' course in a Malaysian higher education institution.
Abstract: This article discusses the pedagogical opportunities to use film as a tool to supplement lecture and classroom learning activities in a pre-service teachers’ course in a Malaysian higher education ...
TL;DR: This paper explored how 60 trilingual immigrant youth interpret and make sense of their educational experiences in Israeli schools and explored how they conceptualized the language knowledge of multilingual in their own language.
Abstract: This study explored how 60 trilingual immigrant youth interpret and make sense of their educational experiences in Israeli schools. Conceptualizing the language knowledge of multilingual in...
TL;DR: The helping professions in general and social work in particular pose particular challenges and opportunities for national minority group members as mentioned in this paper, adding to the present knowledge in the field of social work. But they do not address the challenges of minority groups in general.
Abstract: The helping professions in general and social work in particular pose particular challenges and opportunities for national minority group members. This article adds to the present knowledge in the ...
TL;DR: With the rise of conflict, persecution, and generalised violence worldwide there has been a drastic increase in the number of refugee youth displaced globally as mentioned in this paper, particularly noteworthy is the recent...
Abstract: With the rise of conflict, persecution, and generalised violence worldwide there has been a drastic increase in the number of refugee youth displaced globally. Particularly noteworthy is the recent...
TL;DR: This article examined what impact various constellations of acculturation orientations of immigrant students and their teachers have on the students' school adjustment, and found that the impact of these orientations on the adjustment of students was minimal.
Abstract: The present study examined what impact various constellations of acculturation orientations of immigrant students and their teachers have on the students’ school adjustment. For this purpos...
TL;DR: This paper investigated an intercultural praxis approach to using visual research methods, in Australia and Vietnam, with preservice teachers in a Diploma of Early Childhood (DEC) course.
Abstract: This research investigates an intercultural praxis approach to using visual research methods, in Australia and Vietnam, with preservice teachers in a Diploma of Early Childhood (DEC) course...