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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
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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].
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“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
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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
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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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