Education, Multiculturalism and Empowerment
. Ed(S): Al Haj, Majid; Mielke, Rosemarie
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Hardback. Addresses questions of how to deal with internal issues of social inequality and cultural diversity and, at the same time, how to build a shared civility among their different national, ethnic, religious and social groups. Editor(s): Al Haj, Majid; Mielke, Rosemarie. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FBH; JFF; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Conflicts between different racial, ethnic, national and other social groups are becoming more and more salient. One of the main sources of these internal conflicts is social and economic inequality, in particular the increasing disparities between majority and minority groups. Even societies that had been successful in dealing with external conflicts and making the transition from war to peace have realized that this does not automatically resolve internal conflicts. On the contrary, the resolution of external conflicts may even sharpen the internal ones. This volume, a joint publication of the University of Haifa and the International Center for Graduate ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845451950
SKU
V9781845451950
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Al Haj, Majid; Mielke, Rosemarie
Rosemarie Mielke is Professor for Educational Psychology at the University of Hamburg. She has published books on attitude and behavior and self related concepts like control, self-monitoring, self-efficacy and social identity. Her present research projects deal with strategies to cope with "negative" social identity, the influence of (minority/majority) group membership on self-evaluation and achievement behavior and the relationship between self-concept, ... Read more
Reviews for Education, Multiculturalism and Empowerment
“…this volume makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the various dynamics and manifestations of conflict underlying majority-minority relations in Israel and Germany. Furthermore, the book makes a unique contribution in its application of democracy education as a means of empowering minorities and alleviating tensions. For these reasons, the book will likely appeal to both policymakers and scholars alike ... Read more