Intercultural Education in Catalonia (Spain): Evolution of Discourses and Practices (2000-2016)

This paper analyses the evolution of intercultural discourses and practices in Catalan schools (Spain), based on two studies contextualised in different times. The first study was conducted in the 2000/2001 academic year, a time of incipient immigration and the incorporation of the intercultural di...

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Main Authors: Jordi Garreta-Bochaca, Monica Macia-Bordalba, Núria Llevot-Calvet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Navarra 2020-02-01
Series:Estudios sobre Educación
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Online Access:https://revistas.unav.edu/index.php/estudios-sobre-educacion/article/view/37768
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author Jordi Garreta-Bochaca
Monica Macia-Bordalba
Núria Llevot-Calvet
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Núria Llevot-Calvet
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description This paper analyses the evolution of intercultural discourses and practices in Catalan schools (Spain), based on two studies contextualised in different times. The first study was conducted in the 2000/2001 academic year, a time of incipient immigration and the incorporation of the intercultural discourse. The second study (2015/2016), nevertheless, took place in a context of migratory stabilisation and consolidation of the intercultural discourse in the autonomous community. Both studies took the quantitative methodological approach. The results showed that intercultural discourses and practices have evolved positively (in terms of their presence in school documents, actions taken and teacher training) and in keeping with European Union guidelines over the years. However, it still remains the challenge of debunking the belief that intercultural education is related to students of foreign nationality, and therefore the practice that intercultural education is mainly addressed at schools with high percentages of students of foreign nationality.
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spelling doaj.art-383d91be9cd341df850e2f7d71fb35e02022-12-22T04:14:13ZengUniversidad de NavarraEstudios sobre Educación1578-70012386-62922020-02-013810.15581/004.38.191-21537768Intercultural Education in Catalonia (Spain): Evolution of Discourses and Practices (2000-2016)Jordi Garreta-Bochaca0Monica Macia-Bordalba1Núria Llevot-Calvet2Universidad de LleidaUniversidad de LleidaUniversidad de Lleida This paper analyses the evolution of intercultural discourses and practices in Catalan schools (Spain), based on two studies contextualised in different times. The first study was conducted in the 2000/2001 academic year, a time of incipient immigration and the incorporation of the intercultural discourse. The second study (2015/2016), nevertheless, took place in a context of migratory stabilisation and consolidation of the intercultural discourse in the autonomous community. Both studies took the quantitative methodological approach. The results showed that intercultural discourses and practices have evolved positively (in terms of their presence in school documents, actions taken and teacher training) and in keeping with European Union guidelines over the years. However, it still remains the challenge of debunking the belief that intercultural education is related to students of foreign nationality, and therefore the practice that intercultural education is mainly addressed at schools with high percentages of students of foreign nationality. https://revistas.unav.edu/index.php/estudios-sobre-educacion/article/view/37768Intercultural educationcultural diversityintercultural practicesCataloniaSpain
spellingShingle Jordi Garreta-Bochaca
Monica Macia-Bordalba
Núria Llevot-Calvet
Intercultural Education in Catalonia (Spain): Evolution of Discourses and Practices (2000-2016)
Estudios sobre Educación
Intercultural education
cultural diversity
intercultural practices
Catalonia
Spain
title Intercultural Education in Catalonia (Spain): Evolution of Discourses and Practices (2000-2016)
title_full Intercultural Education in Catalonia (Spain): Evolution of Discourses and Practices (2000-2016)
title_fullStr Intercultural Education in Catalonia (Spain): Evolution of Discourses and Practices (2000-2016)
title_full_unstemmed Intercultural Education in Catalonia (Spain): Evolution of Discourses and Practices (2000-2016)
title_short Intercultural Education in Catalonia (Spain): Evolution of Discourses and Practices (2000-2016)
title_sort intercultural education in catalonia spain evolution of discourses and practices 2000 2016
topic Intercultural education
cultural diversity
intercultural practices
Catalonia
Spain
url https://revistas.unav.edu/index.php/estudios-sobre-educacion/article/view/37768
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