This book is unique in presenting new perspectives on how to introduce interculturality to children. It proposes critical ideas 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 and racism 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.

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This book presents new perspectives on how to introduce interculturality to children. It proposes a concrete model for introducing sensitive topics around culture, race and intersectionality.

Introduction: Why children and interculturality?

1. Every child is an interculturalist… the problem is: How to remain one?

2. Interculturality and children: A global film and media perspective

3. Interculturality, race and inequality in early years

Conclusion: Who are the real ‘interculturalists’?

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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781032245782
Publisert
2023-01-09
Utgiver
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Vekt
453 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
112

Biografisk notat

Andreas Jacobsson is Senior Lecturer in Child and Youth Studies at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Heidi Layne is Lecturer of Sustainable and Global Education at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

Fred Dervin is Professor of Multicultural Education at the University of Helsinki, Finland.