How 'intercultural' is education in Greece? Insights from policymakers and educators

Schools in Greece particularly in inner-city areas, have seen a considerable increase in the number of migrant students over the past two decades. In this article, we discuss the intercultural education policy, which was introduced in 1996, in response to the migration and diversity the country has...

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Published in:Compare 2012-07, Vol.42 (4), p.563-584
Main Authors: Palaiologou, Nektaria, Faas, Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cultural Pluralism
diversity
Education
Education policy
Educational Change
Educational History
Educational Policy
Educational Practices
Educators
Ethnocentrism
Foreign Countries
Greece
Immigrant students
Immigrants
Intercultural education
interculturalism
Migrant Education
Migrants
Migration
Multicultural Education
multiculturalism
Policy Formation
Policy making
policymakers
Population
Public Policy
Public schools
Schools
Student Diversity
Students
Urban Schools
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Summary:Schools in Greece particularly in inner-city areas, have seen a considerable increase in the number of migrant students over the past two decades. In this article, we discuss the intercultural education policy, which was introduced in 1996, in response to the migration and diversity the country has seen since the mid-1980s. We explore how policymakers and other stakeholders in the field of education have defined the notion of interculturalism and its implementation in schools. Our discussions draw on two separate studies, which used very similar tools and methods to elicit information. The article provides new insights from educators about how to respond to Greece's diverse student population. The results not only highlight gaps between government policy and school practice, differences between traditionalists and progressivists, but also show that Greece has still a long way to go, to leave behind its ethnocentric image and fully implement intercultural education within all public schools, not only in the so-called intercultural schools.
ISSN:0305-7925
1469-3623
DOI:10.1080/03057925.2012.658276