Images of the Other in Childhood: Researching the Limits of Cultural Diversity in Education from the Standpoint of New Anthropological Methodologies

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Building Common Spaces: Citizenship and Education in Canada and Spain Construyendo espacios comunes: Cuidadania y Educación en Canadá y España Construisant des espaces communs: L'Éducation et la Citoyeneté au Canada et en Espagne-A monograph series that attempts to initiate a critical dialogue among educational researchers from Canada, Spain and Latin America in light of the process of internationalization and economic globalization. Serie monográfica que pretende establecer un diálogo critico entre investigadores de la educación en Canadá, España y América Latina, a la vista de los procesos de internacionalización y de globalización económica. C'est une Série monographique qui essaie d'inaugurer un dialogue critique parmi les chercheurs éducatifs du Canada, l'Espagne, et l'Amérique Latine à la lumière du processus de l'internationalisation et de la globalisation économique. Encounters on Education/Encuentros sobre Educación/Rencontres d'Éducation is published once a year by the

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“…The aims of diversity education is to help students understand and appreciate cultural differences and similarities and to recognize the accomplishments of diverse races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, languages, cultures, religions, mental and physical abilities, classes, and immigration statuses (Jover & Reyero, 2000;LAS, 2004). It is a practice that hopes to transform the ways in which students are instructed by giving equal attention to the contributions of all the groups in a society.…”

“…According to a European Commission study on the education of immigrant workers' children, the reality of current European societies, now and in the immediate future, is that a variety of ethnic groups, nationalities, and communities with their own distinctive lifestyles and value systems will be living together (European Commission, 1995). The aims of diversity education is to help students understand and appreciate cultural differences and similarities and to recognize the accomplishments of diverse races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, languages, cultures, religions, mental and physical abilities, classes, and immigration statuses (Jover & Reyero, 2000;LAS, 2004). It is a practice that hopes to transform the ways in which students are instructed by giving equal attention to the contributions of all the groups in a society.…”

Ambiguous Legacy: Instituting Student Diversity at a Spanish Secondary School

“…Finally, scholars have pointed out that the Gypsy people continue to receive some of the harshest forms of racist, xenophobic, and classist discrimination in Spanish society (e.g., see Jover & Reyero, 2000). It is not so uncommon to read in the press about incidents of vehement parental protest against the first-time enrollment of Roma children in schools traditionally attended by non-Gypsy youth.…”

Youth in Plural Cities, Multiculturalism and Citizenship: Policy Challenges and Opportunities

“…The lives of young people today are diverse and multifaceted, and as such, cannot be reduced to the reality of the working world, or to globalization, or to the problems of becoming an adult. Children and youth are themselves able to see great richness of detail hidden behind images of others (Hoerder, Hébert, Schmitt, 2006;Jover & Reyero, 2000). By virtue of their professional responsibilities, policy makers and practitioners in many fields are called upon to see beyond broad social representations of children and youth so as to support their strengths, legitimacy, diversity and vitality.…”