The challenges of multiculturalism in the area of educational rehabilitation--teachers' and students' experience with international mobility/Izazovi multikulturalizma u podrucju edukacijske rehabilitacije--perspektiva nastavnika i studenata s iskustvom medunarodne mobilnosti

• Published in: Hrvatska revija za rehabilitacijska istraživanja 2015-07, p.59
• Main Authors: Zic-Ralic, Anamarija, Ma, Cavic, Vesna, Boric, Ivana Jedud
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 1331-3010

This paper deals with the topic of multiculturalism and multicultural competence in higher education. It summarizes the international project SOULBUS, whose goal is to meet current and future challenges of multiculturalism in the field of educational rehabilitation and social and health care through collaboration between higher education and the labor market. In relation to the objective of the project, this paper includes the results of research conducted at the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb, which refers to the experience of teachers and students and their thoughts on multiculturalism in the context of international mobility. Generally, the results indicate positive experiences with and attitudes towards the internationalization of higher education and provide specific guidance for better reception of and communication with foreign students. Keywords: multicultural competencies, internationalization, higher education, SOULBUSproject Rad se bavi temom multikulturalizma i multikulturnih kompetencija u sustavu visokog obrazovanja. S tim u vezi u radu se ukratko prikazuje medunarodni projekt SOULBUS ciji je cilj kroz suradnju izmedu -visokog obrazovanja i trzista rada zadovoljiti sadasnje i buduce izazove multikulturalizma u podrucju edukacijske rehabilitacije, socijalne i zdravstvene skrbi. U odnosu na zadani cilj projekta prikazani su i rezultati istrazivanja provedenog na Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijskom fakultetu Sveucilista u Zagrebu, a koji se odnose na iskustva nastavnika i studenata te njihova razmisljanja o multikulturalizmu u kontekstu medunarodne mobilnosti. Rezultati generalno ukazuju na pozitivna iskustva i odnos prema internacionalizaciji u -visokom obrazovanju te daju odredene smjernice za bolji prihvat i rad sa stranim studentima. Kljucne rijeci: multikulturne kompetencije, internacionalizacija, -visoko obrazovanje, SOULBUSprojekt