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Interculturality                                                                                     Interculturality













                                 Multiculturality in education








                                 Valeria Alejandra Hernández Guerra

                                                  Multiculturalism allows the coexistence of various cultures in a respectful
                                                  manner. At present, its incorporation in education is of great importance
                                                  since it allows the interaction of people with different ideologies and
                                                  presents a predisposition to dialogue“multicultural education as an
                                                  educational model that will mitigate prejudices and can form a strong               (Cantó, 2018)
                                                  school culture or social structure without cultural assimilation” (Yilmaz,
                                                  2016, pág. 7)                                                                       and at the same time enrich themselves with new ones that will help them in their personal
                                                                                                                                      development and allow them to broaden their horizons to new possibilities and opportunities.
                                                  Most universities around the world have educational exchange programs               In this way the new generations open the way to a multicultural country.
               (Koubeissy, 2020)
                                                  for international students. These opportunities are beneficial to all parties,      Bibliografía
                                                  both foreign students and their classmates and teachers, as they learn              Cantó, M. (2018). Inmigracion en argentina [photograph ]. Obtenido de argentear.com post: https://argentear.
                                 from each other new customs and gain new experiences that contribute to the social acceptance        com/diversidad-cultural-argentina/
                                 of people from other countries and with other ways of thinking. This type of education helps to      Koubeissy, R. (2020). Isn’t it the schools’ role to promote values of equity and living together? [photograph].
                                 reduce conflicts between cultures and contributes to a multicultural society in the near future.     Obtenido de The conversation post: https://theconversation.com/celebrating-diversity-isnt-enough-schools-need-
                                                                                                                                      anti-racist-curriculum-140424
                                 “Multicultural education is more than a set of strategies or curriculum content, although it         Murai, H., Ávila, B., & Figueróa-Ramírez, K. (2019). Bilingual/Multicultural Education Department: Reflections
                                 certainly includes these. It is also a site of struggle for the power to define the purposes and     and Lessons Learned. pág. 5.
                                 processes of education in a diverse and unequal world”. (Sleeter, 2018, pág. 2)                      Sleeter, C. (20 de Mayo de 2018). Multicultural Education Past, Present, and Future: Struggles for Dialog and
                                                                                                                                      Power-Sharing. International Journal of Multicultural Education, pág. 2.
                                 On the other hand, multiculturalism is linked to bilingual education, in Mexico schools require      Svec, A. (2015). Welcome to the University of Minnesota Crookston [photograph]. Obtenido de University of
                                 students to study a second language and in some cases a third one. “Language competency              Minnesota Crookston post: https://www.crk.umn.edu/news/welcome-university-minnesota-crookston
                                                                                                                                      Yilmaz, F. (2016). Multiculturalism and multicultural education: A case study of teacher candidates’ perceptions.
                                                    in bilingual education is a critical issue that deserves local, state, and
                                                    national discussion” (Murai, Ávila, & Figueróa-Ramírez, 2019, pág.
                                                    5). This opportunity besides allowing students to interact with people
                                                    from different cultures, allows us to obtain knowledge of articles or
                                                    news not available in our native language that will be important for
                                                    student life.

                                                    In conclusion, multiculturalism is a very important characteristic
                                                    that should be implemented in education, because it teaches respect,
               (Svec, 2015)
                                                    tolerance and humanism values that will allow us to see the world in
                                                    a different way, thus ensuring that students retain their cultural values














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