Multicultural/Intercultural Education

The course will take place from March to June 2022 and will include lectures from members of the faculty of the School of Philosophy and Education as well as from other academic specialists. The course is open to MA and PhD students of the School of Philosophy and Education and other postgraduate students from Schools specializing in various aspects of pedagogy, students of the EDIC+ Universities Network, as well as all interested incoming Erasmus MA students who are spending a semester in Thessaloniki. It will create a platform for young educators and researchers from different European countries, who will be able to gain international academic experience, work together and learn from each other in a joint effort to take full cognizance of the essentials of an educational change, so that the aim of an ‘education for all’ can be realized.

Use of computer, video projector, Internet, e-learning platform, Dropbox.

Students are expected to actively participate in the teaching activities and field visits and to prepare a 2500(7,5 ECTS) or 5000(10 ECTS) word essay on a specific topic/research question (in English), in which they will take into account the relevant bibliography. The course has been developed in the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme "Education for Democratic Intercultural Citizenship+(EDIC+)". Each of the participating universities has developed a course in English within this topic. Attending two courses of the EDIC+ - MA Curriculum leads to an EDIC+ certificate. More information on EDIC+: https://www.uvh.nl/edic

Course literature/Indicative list ARSIS/Association for the Social Support of Youth (2019). Stories of People from the “Other Shore”. Thessaloniki: ARSIS. Banks, J. A., Cookson, P., Gay, G., Hawley, W. D., Irvine, J. J., Nieto, S., Schofield, J. W. & Stephan, W. G. (2001). Diversity within unity: essential principles for teaching and learning in a multicultural society. Phi Delta Kappan, 83(3), 196-203. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1177/003172170108300309. Banks, J. A. & Mc Gee Banks, C.A. M. (Eds.). (2007). Multicultural education: issues and perspectives. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons. CBC Radio (2015). No one puts their children in a boat unless... Retrieved from: http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/let-them-in-where-s-the-poetry-in-politics-what-is-the-middle-class-trump-and-the-know-nothings-1.3223214/no-one-puts-their-children-in-a-boat-unless-1.3224831. Delpit, L. (1995). Other people’s children: cultural conflict in the classroom. New York: The New Press. DOME Network of Ambassadors Report (2017). Refugee-led initiatives across Euromena: aspects of representation, ownership and empowerment, The DOME Project. Retrieved from: https://goo.gl/PyHmPz. Dossou, K., Klein, G., Strani, K., Caniglia, E., & Ravenda, A. (2016). RADAR Trainees' Handbook: anti-hate communication tools in an intercultural perspective. Perugia: Key & Key Communications. Retrieved from: https://pureapps2.hw.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/15961643/RADAR_Trainees_Handbook_EN.pdf. European Commission (2008). Migration and mobility: challenges and opportunities for EU education systems. Green Paper. Brussels: European Commission. Eurydice (2012). Citizenship education in Europe. Brussels: Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency. Coulby, D., Gundara, J., & Crispin J. (Εds.). (1997). Intercultural Education. London: Kogan Page. Heckmann, F. (2008). Education and migration. Strategies for integrating migrant children in European schools and societies: a synthesis of research findings for policy-makers. Report submitted to the European Commission by the NESSE network of experts. Retrieved from: http://www.nesse.fr/nesse/activities/reports/activities/reports/education-and-migration-pdf. Kesidou, A. (2019). Preparing educators and researchers for multicultural/intercultural Education. In W. Veugelers (Ed.), Education for Democratic Intercultural Citizenship. (pp. 148-165). Leiden: Brill/Sense. Lenhart, V. & Savolainen, K. (2002). Human Rights Education as a field of practice and of theoretical reflection. International Review of Education, 48(3-4), 145-158. McAllister, G. & Irvine, J. J. (2002). The role of empathy in teaching culturally diverse students: a qualitative study of teachers’ beliefs. Journal of Teacher Education, 53(5), 433-443. Morfidis, G. (2018). Could CIMIC foster the civil-military interaction in national response to refugee influxes? Case Study: the participation of the Hellenic Armed Forces in resolving the refugee influx in Greece 2016. Diavata Open Temporary-Accommodation Center (unpublished Master Thesis). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Retrieved from: https://ikee.lib.auth.gr/record/295981/files/GRI-2018-21010.pdf. Peonidis, F. (2013). Democracy as popular sovereignty. Lanham: Lexington Books. Peonidis, F. (2014). Citizenship. In H. ten Have (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics. Cham: Springer. Adamczak-Krysztofowicz, S. & Szczepaniak- Kozak, A. (2017). A disturbing view of intercultural communication: findings of a study into hate speech in Polish. Linguistica Silesiana, 38, 285-310. Tibbits, F. (2002). Understanding what we do: emerging models for Human Rights Education. International Review of Education, 48(3-4), 159-171. Tsitselikis, K. (2012). Old and new Islam in Greece: from traditional minorities to immigrant newcomers. Leiden & Boston: Martinus Nijhoff. Tsitselikis, K. (2018). Refugees in Greece: facing a multifaceted labyrinth. International Migration. Doi:10.1111/imig.12473. UNESCO (2011). Contemporary issues in Human Rights Education. Paris: United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved from: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002108/210895e.pdf. Veugelers, W. (2017). Education for Critical-Democratic Citizenship: autonomy and social justice in a multicultural society. In N. Aloni & L. Weintrob (Εds.). Beyond Bystanders (pp. 47-60). Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. Veugelers, W.(Ed.) (2019). Education for Democratic Intercultural Citizenship. Leiden: Brill/Sense (https://brill.com/view/title/55956) Viviani, A. (Ed.) (2018). Global citizenship education, multiculturalism and social inclusion in Europe: the findings of the Project “I have rights”. Coimbra. Retrieved from: https://ihaverights.pixel-online.org/files/book/Final%20Publication.pdf