Overcoming prejudice, combating stereotypes and obstructing the emergence of intolerance are important areas for educaitonal action in today's world. In this context, influencing the attitudes of teachers facing classes of pupils drawn from diverse cultures represents an important aspect of education, both at national and international levels.This book provides useful guidelines to promote understanding, tolerance and respect in a multicultural society, by presenting the outcomes of a project concerning the training of teachers in eight countries at different levels of development but who are faced with the common challenge to educate for cultural diversity. It will be of particular interest to teachers, teacher educators and all those who believe in education as an instrument for promoting understanding, tolerance and respect in a multicultural society.
Also available in the Studies in Comparative Education series