Diversity in Education

Diversity in Education

Diversity in Education

Introduction

Diversity is a fact inherent in human societies. However, concerns are growing diversity in our societies increasingly multicultural and multifaith. Ask - or stand today, particularly because of the issue of migration or the increased visibility of religion - the issue of diversity in our societies is an undeniable opportunity to understand all the differences: there is the immigrant who lives next door to me, but also the disabled, the homosexual etc. We should be aware that our societies are by definition different, we are on the same boat and we must learn to live together (Wonacott, 2001).

It becomes essential to educate for diversity: deconstructing prejudice through subjective reflection, de-centering, empathy and understanding of the Other System; to lay the foundations of intercultural communication, learning to fight, in an integrated and effective tool against all forms of discrimination, and ultimately design diversity, not as an obstacle to living together, but as a social and cultural richness.

Discussion & Analysis

Discrimination is a sensitive subject that is applicable to every citizen. Despite the measures taken to eliminate discrimination and bias, both are unfortunately part of human nature. The current laws that exist now are able to decrease the different types of discrimination that may arise, yet as time goes on, new forms of discrimination will undoubtedly arise. Discrimination is a problem that will always exist, and the nation must be prepared to challenge the presence of this immoral mannerism throughout all time (Gross, 1999).

Modern societies are increasingly diverse cultural and religious, among other matters following the intensification of migratory movements. Citizens have higher expectations with respect to diverse schools that reflect their values ??and vision of the future as they deem desirable for the community or simply for their children. Faced with this growing pluralism, the actors in the world of education, practitioners, policymakers, researchers, face a double challenge that affects both teaching standards and management practices.

On the one hand, they must find ways to reconcile two core objectives of education: the appropriation by students of all backgrounds, a set of knowledge constituted and democratic values ??necessary for the future exercise of citizenship and the need to take into account the diversity of perspectives is necessary both for normative reasons that under the requirements of intellectual training. On the other hand, this balancing act cannot ignore a third and perhaps most important objective, that of equality of opportunity, whose relations with universalism or differentialism are far from consensus (Ulrich, 2001).

How far and how would we take into account the cultural and religious diversity within educational institutions, development of legal frameworks and programs to the daily management of a school or classroom?

Diversity is about valuing the differences in people, whether that relates to gender, race, age, disability or any individual characteristics they may have. Nowadays, societies are becoming more pluralistic, and it is important to raise children awareness of others around, who are different (Appelbaum, 2002).

Providing quality education without discrimination of any kind implies ...