Given the challenges faced in enacting curricular expectations of developing intercultural communicative competence through the teaching of languages, this study reports on a language and culture assistants (LACs) programme that may offer a viable pathway for foreign language programmes around the world. We examine how local non-native speaker…

Internationally, there has been a growing interest among educational systems in reassessing the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary for success in the 21st-century global world. This paper aims to add to the literature about how and to what extent the global emphasis in education is approached, framed, and practiced within different…

In 1963 and 1964, organizers in Boston held Freedom Stay-Outs--one-day school boycotts-- to protest the neglect of predominantly Black schools from the Boston School Committee, the governing body of the Boston Public Schools. Boycotting students attended Freedom Schools, where they learned about Black history and discussed issues facing Black…

This collection of short papers is an outcome of the third conference on virtual exchange in higher education hosted by the Pedagogical University in Krakow in April 2018. Following the focus of the conference on virtual exchange in service of social inclusion and global citizenship, the papers collected in this volume offer first-hand insights…

Intercultural understanding is one of the seven General Capabilities identified by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority in the national curricular development currently underway. Conceiving languages education as "an endeavour focused on the development of intercultural understanding" (Liddicoat & Kohler,…

Libraries are critical learning spaces and may play a significant role in intercultural education initiatives, particularly in Sweden where the national curriculum ascribes central functions to libraries for learning activities. Unfortunately, the ways in which teachers and librarians may collaborate to leverage mutual resources is not fully…

Interethnic knowledge and respect are worthy objectives; they must be structured to harmonize with the goals of critical thought and pursuit of truth--not to compromise them. (Author)

Questions how far individual schools can go to initiate intercultural work and deal with foreign students. Evaluates the efforts of an organization (the "Regionale Arbeitsstellen") designed to help foreign students and the intercultural activities of three schools. Concludes that possibilities do exist for schools to promote…

Some Canadian teachers play a special role in developing the teaching profession internationally. They participate in helping teachers in developing countries and promoting understanding worldwide. (MD)

Explains that the diversity of Germany has encouraged educators to examine new definitions of literacy and new teaching and learning methods and strategies. Outlines a model called the ABC's of Cultural Understanding and Communication. Provides cross-case analyses which indicate that use of the ABC's model led to increased and differentiated…

This paper presents findings of a 4-year study that examined the dynamics of educational change in 11 elementary and secondary schools that were adopting global education into their curricula. Data were obtained from informal observations, interviews with principals, and interviews with and surveys of teachers. Findings identified three kinds of…

Selected book lists and periodicals which review books, audiovisual materials, and multiethnic instructional materials are listed in this annotated bibliography which updates the 1976 edition. This edition includes four sections: book selection sources, periodicals, sources of audiovisual materials, and sources of multiethnic materials. A…

Explores the relationships among cultural pluralism, ethnic prejudice, and multicultural education. Concludes that multiethnic and multicultural education can help students understand and appreciate cultural differences and the contributions of various groups to American culture. (Author/DB)

Provides a list of international cooperative programs available to teachers and students. (FL)

Global educators must teach about other societies as integral parts of a worldwide system. Students must learn to project themselves into alternative cultural perspectives and to recognize cultural influences on their own outlook. Learning activities and materials for developing a global perspective in elementary and secondary classrooms are…