ANTIRACIST, ANTISEXIST, AND INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION
| Title | ΑΝΤΙΡΑΤΣΙΣΤΙΚΗ, ΑΝΤΙΣΕΞΙΣΤΙΚΗ ΚΑΙ ΔΙΑΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΜΙΚΗ ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΣΗ / ANTIRACIST, ANTISEXIST, AND INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION |
| Code | ΥΠΜ10 |
| Faculty | Education |
| School | Primary Education |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Dimitrios Zachos |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600024053 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Dīmotikīs Ekpaídeusīs Merikīs Foítīsīs (2026-sīmera)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Dīmotikīs Ekpaídeusīs (2024-sīmera)
Registered students: 185
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600278146
|
Course Type 2021
General Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
- General Knowledge
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600278146
- At the Website of the School: http://users.auth.gr/dimzachos/ANTI-RACIST%20EDUCATION.pdf
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=2911
- OpenCourses (eClass): https://opencourses.auth.gr/courses/OCRS307/
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
The course’s main objectives are:
1) Knowledge, understanding and evaluation of the different contents that are given to the concepts of racism and culture
2) Examination of the relationship between racism and the other aspects of social inequality (class, nationality/ethnicity, gender)
3) Critical evaluation of the effects of the policies, as well as the choices of the schools and educators on the “different” students’ school success/failure.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introduction
Getting acquainted
Preview
Requirements
The Immigration
Immigrants in Greece
Greeks in other countries
Minorities and their rights in the contemporary world
Racism
1. What is racism and how is it created?
• Racism, stereotypes and prejudices
• Racism and social classifications
• Racism, power, discrimination and exploitation
• Definitions of racism and their meaning practically
2. The history of racism as theory and as policy
• The origin of racist theories
• From racist theory to racist policy
• Nazi Germany, apartheid in South Africa, discrimination in the USA
• The situation in Europe today
3. Racism and education
• Overt and covert racism
• Everyday racism
• The neglect of the minorities’ and immigrants’ language and culture
• The incrimination of the victims
• Educational response policies against racism
Intercultural Education
Cultural environment and education
Definitions of Intercultural education
Intercultural education in Greece
Intercultural education in Europe, USA
Sexism
• Overview of the “scientific” theories about the inferiority of women
• Interpretations of the genders’ different status in society
• Sexism as an ideology and as an act
Sexism in schools
• Overt and covert sexism
• Everyday sexism
• Sexism in school books and teaching aids
• Sexism in school practices
Keywords
racism, Antiracist education, sexism, antisexist education, Intercultural education
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Use of P/C & projector in lessons & ELEARNING
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 80 | ✓ | |||
| Seminars | 25 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 42 | ||||
| Exams | 3 | ||||
| Total | 150 |
Student Assessment
Description
The Evaluation is achieved through written exams.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Ζάχος, Δ., (2017). Επίκαιρα Θέματα Διαπολιτισμικής Εκπαίδευσης. Θεσσαλονίκη: Σταμούλης.
Additional bibliography for study
Kογκίδου Δ. & Tρέσσου-Mυλωνά Ε. (1996). H θεσμοθέτηση Γυναικείων Σπουδών στα ελληνικά Πανεπιστήμια: η περίπτωση του Παιδαγωγικού Tμήματος Δημοτικής Eκπαίδευσης του A.Π.Θ. Στο: Οι Γυναικείες Σπουδές στην Ελλάδα και η Ευρωπαϊκή Εμπειρία, (196-206). Θεσσαλονίκη: Παρατηρητής. (Αναδημοσίευση της προηγούμενης εργασίας).
Κογκίδου Δ. (1997). Φεμινιστική Παιδαγωγική: ΄Ένα πλαίσιο για την εκπαίδευση των εκπαιδευτικών. Στο: Β. Δεληγιάννη - Σ. Ζιώγου (επιμ.) Φύλο και Σχολική Πράξη, σσ. 227-257. Θεσσαλονίκη: Βάνιας.
Last Update
12-05-2025
