Open AccessCivic and Intercultural Education
Author(s) -
Oaestian Sandu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
sage open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 32
ISSN - 2158-2440
DOI - 10.1177/2158244015580371
Subject(s) - acculturation , diversity (politics) , intercultural relations , globalization , pedagogy , sociology , multicultural education , citizenship education , civic engagement , political science , intercultural communication , psychology , multiculturalism , citizenship , ethnic group , politics , anthropology , law
Our societies are going through a process of continuoustransformation. The challenges and opportunities of diversity and globalization can onlybe addressed if civic education and intercultural education are interrelated. More oftenthan not, there is a lack of coherence between educational practices based on theseapproaches. Moreover, even if the principles and methods of civic and interculturaleducation are used for international as well as local development, very seldom theirimpact is measured through the means of scientific research. In this study, amethodology of civic and intercultural education was piloted, and its impact wasmeasured regarding teachers’ and students’ attitudes toward Roma. We measured theacculturation orientations and stereotypes of teachers and students involved in a civicand intercultural program. The results show that there are changes in both teachers’ andstudents’ attitudes toward Roma