The Intercultural Dialogue

The speed, scale and spread of international migration and globalisation have firmly placed the issue of intercultural dialogue at the top of the educational agenda in Europe and elsewhere. In this book, Skrefsrud sheds light on intercultural dialogue as a key competence for teachers working in changing and diverse classrooms. In the first part, the notion of dialogue is explored with the theory of culture, religion and communication as the focus. In the second part, Skrefsrud analyses the government-initiated curriculum framework for teacher education in Norway and discusses the preconditions for intercultural dialogue in educational policies. The analysis illustrates how difficult it is to make issues of difference permeate all aspects of teacher preparation.

Auteur
Thor-André Skrefsrud is Professor of Education and Professor of Religious Education at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences in Norway. His research interests include intercultural education, religious education and educational philosophy. Currently Skrefsrud participates in a research project on multicultural arrangements in school and community. He is also co-editor of a book on the religious dimension of intercultural teacher education.

Résumé
[I]t provides analysis, views and possible attitudes to confront not only the "crisis" itself, but the worrying reactions to it as well, particularly within education. - Darko Strajn, in: International Review of Education 64 (2018), S, 413.