Interculturality in Education: A Theoretical and Methodological Toolbox
Fred Dervin
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Description for Interculturality in Education: A Theoretical and Methodological Toolbox
Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JNFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
This book explores the decades-long use of the notion of interculturality in education and other fields, arguing that it is now time to move beyond certain assumptions towards a richer and more realistic understanding of the ‘intercultural’. Many concepts such as culture, identity and intercultural competence are discussed and revised. Myths about interculturality are also unpacked and dispelled. Written by one of the leading scholars in the field, this book proposes a very useful framework to address theoretical and methodological issues related to interculturality. This somewhat provocative book will be of interest to anyone who wrestles with this knotty but ... Read more
This book explores the decades-long use of the notion of interculturality in education and other fields, arguing that it is now time to move beyond certain assumptions towards a richer and more realistic understanding of the ‘intercultural’. Many concepts such as culture, identity and intercultural competence are discussed and revised. Myths about interculturality are also unpacked and dispelled. Written by one of the leading scholars in the field, this book proposes a very useful framework to address theoretical and methodological issues related to interculturality. This somewhat provocative book will be of interest to anyone who wrestles with this knotty but ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137545435
SKU
V9781137545435
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99-15
About Fred Dervin
Fred Dervin is Professor of Multicultural Education at the University of Helsinki, Finland. He also holds other professorships in Australia, Canada, China, Luxembourg and Malaysia and has widely published on identity, interculturality and mobility/migration in different languages.
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