PRESENTATION OF THE INTERCULTURAL SCHOOLS IN GREECE: PROMOTING INTERCULTURAL AND CITIZENSHIP ISSUES?
Keywords:
intercultural, citizenship, legislation, teaching practicesAbstract
In the present paper intercultural and citizenship education is described in the Greek educational setting. More specifically, the presentation of the intercultural and citizenship education in Greece is organized around four axes; the organization of the educational system in Greece, the relative educational legislation, the National Curriculum as well as the reference to teaching approaches and practices that teacher use to implement intercultural and citizenship education based on research undertaken. The aforementioned axes are presented, discussed and compared both at a theoretical and practical level.References
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