 | Children and Interculturality in Education Subjects: Communication Studies; Education; Language & Literature; Intercultural Communication; Childhood; Multicultural Education; Classroom Practice; Sociology of Education; Language & Linguistics; Early Childhood; Teaching & Learning; Equality & Human Rights; Language and Communication; This book is unique in presenting new perspectives on how to introduce interculturality to children. It proposes a concrete model for introducing sensitive topics around culture, race and intersectionality.The book develops the reader's criticality and reflexivity, providing original and concrete tools to introduce interculturality to children and to make children aware of how intercultural issues matter in their lives and in the world at large. It includes case studies of children's realities from across the world, and provides insights into how to approach sensitive topics such as culturalism, discrimination, inequality, racism, wealth and health in relation to diversity in different contexts.Written in the spirit of critical interculturality, the book will be of great interest to researchers and students in the field of intercultural studies, global childhood and early childhood education, as well as trainee teachers and educators. Andreas Jacobsson is Senior lecturer of intercultural studies at Karlstad University, Sweden.Heidi Layne is Lecturer of Sustainable and Global Education at University of Jyväskylä, Finland.Fred Dervin is Professor of Multicultural Education at the University of Helsinki, Finland. |
