The School and Cultural Diversity: Notes on Multicultural Education in Portugal

Authors

  • José Carlos Pina Almeida Migration Research Unit, University College London

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.v14n15.2006

Abstract

Multiculturalism, as a political project, has captured much attention in recent decades. Multicultural education, in particular, has been often viewed as the ideal way to facilitate interaction between cultures and to achieve more effective equality of opportunities and, therefore, a fairer society. But it has also been involved in much controversy. We start this article by reviewing some of the debates around the multicultural paradigm. We will then turn our attention to the Portuguese case. In particular we will explore the way the view of the Portuguese history and culture as a humanist, universalist and non-racist one, has influenced the way the education system deals with the growing cultural diversity in the Portuguese society.

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Author Biography

José Carlos Pina Almeida, Migration Research Unit, University College London

José Carlos Pina Almeida, Ph.D. em Sociologia pela University of Bristol em 2001. Entre 2002 e 2005 foi docente do Instituto Piaget, Portugal. Desde Janeiro de 2006 é post-doctoral research fellow na Migration Research Unit, University College London, Reino Unido.

Published

2006-06-05

How to Cite

Almeida, J. C. P. (2006). The School and Cultural Diversity: Notes on Multicultural Education in Portugal. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 14, 15. https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.v14n15.2006

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