Teacher Training and Multiculturalism: National Studies. Studies in Comparative Education.

Overview & Synopsis

This book presents outcomes of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) studies on teacher training in eight countries (Bolivia, the Czech Republic, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritius, Poland, Senegal, and Tunisia) representing different levels of development and different regions of the world but who are facing a common challenge to educate for cultural diversity. The publication consists of 11 chapters: (1) "An Integrated Model For Teacher Training in a Multicultural Context" (R. Gagliardi); (2) "Teacher Training for Multicultural Education in Favour of Democracy and Sustainable Development: The Territorial Approach" (R. Gagliardi and P. B. Mosconi); (3) "Intercultural Bilingual Education and the Training of Human Resources: Lessons for Bolivia from the Latin American Experience" (L. E. Lopez); (4) "Interculturalism, Technical Education and Teacher Training in Bolivia" (L. A. R. Bazan and O. C. Gonzales); (5) "Training in Intercultural Education for Primary School-Teachers in the Czech Republic" (J. Kotasek and R. Ruzicka); (6) "Training Programmes for the Teachers of Tomorrow: Intercultural Education in Jordan" (E. Zouqqan); (7) "Teacher Training for Intercultural Education in Lebanon" (N. N. Constantine); (8) "Teachers and Multicultural Education in Mauritius" (P. Guruvadoo, A. C. Kalla, S. Thancanamootoo, and T. Veerapen); (9) "Teachers and Multicultural Education in Poland" (A. Janowski); (10) "Teacher Training for Multicultural Education in Senegal" (M. Mboup); (11) "The Training of Tunisian School Teachers and Intercultural Education" (M. Miled and others). (Individual chapters contain references.) (ND)