Importance Of Intercultural Education

1356 Words3 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: Multicultural education in the classroom

INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION FOR SOCIAL COHESION
Dr. Geeta Shinde
Assistant Professor
Department of Education & Extension,
Savitribai Phule Pune University,Pune

Introduction:
Culture is a very expansive concept because culture encompasses religion for language, marriage music, believes, wrong and right, how t6o greet, how to behave, cuisine, social habits, patterns of behavior, interaction and a million other things. This culture and education cannot be divorced from each others, they are independent. The cultural patterns of a society always guide its educational patterns. Human beings receives from society the gifts of family life, community life, education, vocation, legal rights, safety and protection in the same way as individuals …show more content…

There have traditionally been two approaches: multicultural education and Intercultural Education. Multicultural education uses learning about other cultures in order to produce acceptance, or at least tolerance, of these cultures. Intercultural Education aims to go beyond passive coexistence, to achieve a developing and sustainable way of living together in multicultural societies through the creation of understanding of, respect for and dialogue between the different cultural …show more content…

Intercultural education refers to a pedagogy–aims, content, learning processes, and teaching
Methods, syllabus and materials, and assessment –one purpose of which is to develop intercultural competence in learners of all ages in all types of education as a foundation for dialogue and living together. Intercultural competence can be developed in different ways through different types of education.
Social cohesion
It’s a very huge concept which having a lot of feelings together means feeling and working for equality under that all people work towards for well being of all. Fights exclusion and marginalization, creates sense of belonging, promotes trust, offers its members the opportunity of upward mobility.
Within sociology, social cohesion is largely a product of identity work. That is, individuals feel a bonding with a particular group, self-identify with that group’s aims, associate with members of that group, adopt the group’s dominant culture, express the discourses which signify the group, and thereby invest something of their own identity and sense of belonging in the

Show More
Related

  • Empathy and Cutlural Competence by Michaela Colombo

    697 Words  | 2 Pages

    The article talks about how teachers need to have cultural compatibility. While it might be difficult for some teacher to grasp and understand the different cultures behaviors and beliefs. For those teacher that can are more likely to provide a learning environment that is enriching and responsive to the children’s different cultures. Teacher should have “meaningful interactions with members of other cultures and promote cultural disequilibrium (Colombo, 2005, p. 2).” Activities that have this are more likely to increase cultural competence.

    Read More

  • The Challenges of Being a Black Man in America

    1836 Words  | 4 Pages

    Lustig, Myron W., and Jolene Koester. Intercultural Competence. 4th ed. San Francisco: Allyn and Bacon, 2003.

    Read More

  • five

    1505 Words  | 4 Pages

    Belonging is defined as our need for not only stable but strong relationships. The social need of belonging stems from our need to belong to a specific social group. People need strong and stable relationships with other people. This need for belonging to a group and create bonds impacts our health. An examp...

    Read More

  • The Importance Of Polyculturalism

    1175 Words  | 3 Pages

    Culture is a difficult concept to put into words. “Traditionally anthropologists have used the term culture to refer to a way of life - traditions and customs - transmitted through learning” (Kottak, et al. 2008: p.11). Children inherit their culture, as well as social norms and ethics, through a process called enculturation. Enculturation, in essence, determines who a person will become, because culture defines who a person is. More specifically, “Culture is that complex whole which includes knowledge, beliefs arts, morals, laws, customs, and any other capabilities or habits acquired by man as a member of society” (Taylor, 1971/1951: p. 1). In modern society, our traditions and customs come from a variety of different sources. Television,

    Read More

  • Seven Benefits Of Diversity Essay

    1892 Words  | 4 Pages

    Sometimes people from the same groups can come together to support and protect one another. This could be for many reasons such as to feel a sense of belonging. They could be brought together as they may share the same beliefs and values. It is essential that social cohesion takes place in all communities to ensure that everyone feels valued and respected no matter their where they are from and what they believe in. social cohesion is also beneficial as other people will be able to learn about each other’s perspectives and views and will erase stereotypical thoughts. Social cohesion is also used in health and social care as practitioners need to be able to work with others and work together as a team, this includes being able to communicate effectively and efficiently with staff members.

    Read More

  • Cultural Competence In Education

    560 Words  | 2 Pages

    This method teaches through and to the students’ strengths. This kind of professional development training does not occur during a one day training, course, or reading book. The cultural proficiency process takes time and is an ongoing but has to start somewhere (Diversity Toolkits). I would implement the five basic cultural competence skill areas in my professional development for my staff. Each of the basic cultural competence skill are individualized based on schools, educational system, and educators. The skill areas consist of (1) Dynamics of differences in which one knows how to respond to a cross-cultural communication that has or can go wrong situations. (2) Institutionalizing Cultural Knowledge and Adapting to Diversity in which institutions and educators can step to institutionalizing cultural knowledge that can better serve and adapt to diversity and diverse populations. (3) Valuing Diversity instills educators to respect and accept cultural backgrounds, differences, values, traditions, customs, and ways of communication. (4) Knowledge of

    Read More

  • Educational Equity

    1191 Words  | 3 Pages

    Multicultural education is a process of comprehensive school reform and basic education for all students. It challenges and rejects racism and other forms of discrimination in schools and society and accepts and affirms pluralism (ethnic, racial, linguistic, religious, economic, and gender, among others) that students, their communities, and teachers reflect (Nieto, 2000).

    Read More

  • Team Work in the Work Place

    864 Words  | 2 Pages

    It is human nature for us to have a strong sense of belonging to a group. Humans get to experience a deeper commitment to a group when they make decisions and actions. This sense of ...

    Read More

  • Essay On Multicultural Education

    1439 Words  | 3 Pages

    In order for multi-cultural education programs to achieve their goals, they must aim at knowledge through engagement and inquiry-based activities that build on cultural similarities and differences and life experiences of students themselves. As Nieto and Bode (2013) stated, “True multicultural education both generates coherence and synergy from student and community diversity, and teaches students how to continue to thrive in, benefit from and contribute to the pluralistic world in which they will inevitably

    Read More

  • The Social COnstruction of Community

    795 Words  | 2 Pages

    Studying the meaning dedicated to community among particular social groups involves the use of qual...

    Read More

  • The Victorian Period and Literature

    1327 Words  | 3 Pages

    Culture is the explanation and sophistication attained through education and the revelation to the arts. Culture is not only ethnicity, but also and customs and philosophy. In Culture Learning: The Fifth Dimension on the Language Classroom Damen claims, “Culture is mankind’s primary adaptive mechanism”, to illustrate his personal definition of culture (Maximizing web). Culture can easily be effected by many things such as an idea. For example, Jeremy Bentham was the founder of Utilitarian which is the belief that actions are right if they achieve the happiness of many; numerous people opposed Bentham’s philosophy because minority interests were not included (Cruttenden 86). The culture of a time period can affect the future in many distinguishing ways such as with wonderful works of art, or with advances in technology and science.

    Read More

  • What is Culture?

    554 Words  | 2 Pages

    1. What is Culture? What I personally think is that our culture is the foundation of who we really are in life. It identifies the lifestyle and pursuits that are practiced in the group of people we relate with in our society. In other words, an important concept to understand is that cultural beliefs, values, and practices are learned from birth first at home, in church, and other places where people meet. Some practices and beliefs in human culture include religion, music, sports, food, health beliefs, and art which represent the values we have in life. Also, our own culture is diverse and it is significant to look with in and identify what we value the most, what is essentially needed, and how we see the world. It is our remaining tool and we don’t even realize it is needed to communicate and socialize with others.

    Read More

  • Influence Of Mass Media On Modern Culture

    1197 Words  | 3 Pages

    According to meaning [Ademola O. Dasylva] of UNESCO general definition, Culture education’s the language, oral, traditions and customs, music, dance, rituals, festivals, traditional medicine, food ways, and architecture, as well as the internalization and socialization of societal values and skills by individuals in a way that engenders cultural adaptability, flexibility, and societal cohesion. Therefore, “culture education” ultimately refers to a people’s pedagogy of cultural values, the teaching methodologies and means of dissemination, the acquisition of culture for the

    Read More

  • Theoretical Perspective And Research

    992 Words  | 2 Pages

    Baumeister & Leary (1995) proposed a hypothesis stating that the need to belong is a fundamental human motivation. They see human beings as having this desire and motivation “to form and maintain at least a minimum quantity of lasting, positive, and significant interpersonal relationship” (p.497). They went on to state that a lack of belongingness could lead to a verity of ill effects on health, adjustment, and well-being. As such, having an interpersonal relationship with individuals in a stable and enduring context where one feels affirmed and supported is good for our overall well-being. This speaks to the important of relationship in our development as human beings.

    Read More

  • Essay On The Impact Of Globalization On Culture

    879 Words  | 2 Pages

    Culture is the totality of learned, socially transmitted customs, knowledge, material objects and behavior. It includes the ideas, value, customs and artifacts of a group of people (Schaefer, 2002). Culture is a pattern of human activities and the symbols that give these activities significance. It is what people eat, how they dress, beliefs they hold and activities they engage in. It is the totality of the way of life evolved by a people in their attempts to meet the challenges of living in their environment, which gives order and meaning to their social, political, economic, aesthetic and religious norms and modes of organization thus distinguishing people from their neighbors.

    Read More

More about Importance Of Intercultural Education

Open Document