How "Intercultural" Is Education in Greece? Insights from Policymakers and Educators

Autor/inn/en	Palaiologou, Nektaria; Faas, Daniel
Titel	How "Intercultural" Is Education in Greece? Insights from Policymakers and Educators
Quelle	In: Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 42 (2012) 4, S.563-584 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-7925
DOI	10.1080/03057925.2012.658276
Schlagwörter	Multicultural Education; Educational Change; Foreign Countries; Public Policy; Urban Schools; Immigrants; Educational Policy; Student Diversity; Policy Formation; Cultural Pluralism; Educational Practices; Educational History; Ethnocentrism; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Multikulturelle Erziehung; Bildungsreform; Ausland; Öffentliche Ordnung; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politische Betätigung; Kulturpluralismus; Bildungspraxis; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Ethnozentrismus; Griechenland
Abstract	Schools in Greece particularly in inner-city areas, have seen a considerable increase in the number of migrant students over the past two decades. In this article, we discuss the intercultural education policy, which was introduced in 1996, in response to the migration and diversity the country has seen since the mid-1980s. We explore how policymakers and other stakeholders in the field of education have defined the notion of interculturalism and its implementation in schools. Our discussions draw on two separate studies, which used very similar tools and methods to elicit information. The article provides new insights from educators about how to respond to Greece's diverse student population. The results not only highlight gaps between government policy and school practice, differences between traditionalists and progressivists, but also show that Greece has still a long way to go, to leave behind its ethnocentric image and fully implement intercultural education within all public schools, not only in the so-called intercultural schools. (Contains 3 notes.) (As Provided).
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