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RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION: CULTURAL DIVERSITY
RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION: CULTURAL DIVERSITY

Author(s): Simona Eftimie
Subject(s): School education, Adult Education, Crowd Psychology: Mass phenomena and political interactions, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Editura Universitatii Petrol-Gaze din Ploiesti
Keywords: cultural diversity; education for cultural diversity; identity;

Summary/Abstract: Empirical observations made during class inspections (in multi-ethnic classrooms) have made us to reflect to the following idea: classroom cultural diversity is an impediment or a favorable factor, an educational resource for teachers and student? This paper is analyzing the impact of cultural diversity in classroom, family, society and the attitude of teachers, pupils, parents and society toward this issue and proposes to demonstrate the necessity of education for accepting the role of cultural diversity in education in contemporary society and in developing our own identity.