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Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Global Citizenship Education and Democracy (GCED)
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This book explores how multiculturalism should be promoted throughout higher education due to its benefits for students. It adopts a strengths-based student-centred perspective and offers practical illustrations of how multicultural education can instigate students to understand each other and to relate to each other meaningfully. With the rise of international students in higher education across the globe it is crucial that institutions promote multicultural education for their wider communities.
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Part II
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Front Matter
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Part III
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Front Matter
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Part IV
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Back Matter
Reviews
“A debut book elaborates on the fundamental ideas at play in the growing field of multicultural education, specifically at the college/university level. In this work, Spiteri (Social Policy and Social Work/Univ. of York) surveys the studies that lay out the theoretical groundwork for this cross-disciplinary endeavour. … vital for educators and particularly valuable for those entering the profession.” (Kirkus Reviews, November, 2016)
“Damian Spiteri takes us through a well-crafted, critical survey of the potential, complexity and fluidity of multicultural education within institutions of higher learning. This semi-autobiographical work shows how discrimination can be challenged, identities affirmed and equity in education addressed. The research is based on an acknowledgement of the urgent need for authentic dialogues and concrete intercultural actions that challenge inequalities and discriminations unfolding within education institutions. Spiteri’s work calls for attitudinal and systemic change, providing insights into policy and practice that transcend educational institutions.” (Professor Carmel Borg, University of Malta)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Damian Spiteri is a lecturer at the University of York, UK. He has worked as a social worker, teacher, and college and university lecturer in multicultural settings and classrooms for the past twenty years.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Multiculturalism, Higher Education and Intercultural Communication
Book Subtitle: Developing Strengths-Based Narratives for Teaching and Learning
Authors: Damian Spiteri
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Global Citizenship Education and Democracy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-51367-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-51366-3Published: 09 November 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-51367-0Published: 31 October 2016
Series ISSN: 2946-2711
Series E-ISSN: 2946-272X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 230
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations
Topics: International and Comparative Education, Sociology of Education, Higher Education, Ethnicity Studies, Sociology of Education, Communication Studies