Category: Issue 9

“Multiculturalism beyond tolerance” Donaldo Macedo Pages Abstract Cultural diversity cannot be viewed as simply the celebration of selected cultural manifestations of subordinated cultures aimed at securing better relations with dominant cultural groups. This view sustains a notion of ideology that systematically negates rather than makes meaningful the cultural experiences of subordinated cultural groups who are, […]

“Understanding the difficulties of applying international decisions regarding cultural differences: the theoretic dilemmas and the political hazards” Giorgos Stamelos Pages Abstract Understanding the difficulties of applying international decisions regarding cultural differences: the theoretic dilemmas and the political hazards 1. Introduction Over the last decades international and European organizations have increasingly been occupying themselves with the […]

“Diversity and Intercultural Education through the prism of Critical Theory: the School of Integration” Giorgos Nikolaou Pages Abstract In the introduction of our paper the notions of culture and cultural identity and diversity are explained. The contemporary societies are characterized by multiculturalism and cultural diversity, especially due to the increased immigration patterns. The causes of […]

Educational Inequalities and the Social Margin Panagiotis Papakonstantinou Pages Abstract Expectations for improvements in education exist because this is inefficient and lacking in many respects. Among the priorities of the educational policy for Comprehensive Education are: • A managerial control carried out by the most suitable persons • Improvements in the university entry examination system […]

Minority education in a european context. Critique of the educational programme of minority nationalism and of the policy of state appeasement. Athanasios E. Gotovos Pages Abstract The Muslim minority in Greece (W. Thrace) constituted until recently the only fficially recognized Muslim minority population in a European state. Although most states of the European Union have […]