Reflection on the Dangers of 'Cultural Racism' in Intercultural Education

Autor: Zvi Bekerman
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2254-7339
21464197
DOI: 10.7821/naer.2020.1.534
Popis: This paper assesses the dangers of the use of the concept ‘culture’ in present political and educational rhetoric. The first section offers a critique of the use of the term ‘culture’ in the so-called intercultural educational efforts. It asserts that ‘culture’ in its present use is a proxy for ‘race’ and supports views, which ignore diversity and suggest, purposely or not, an homogeneity which can easily spread into the sphere of biological resemblances and differences. The paper, then, identifies possible alternative understandings of culture through the examination of the contribution of anthropology to cultural research. In the last section of the paper suggestions are made to overcome current approaches to intercultural education through a call to diversify the understanding of diversity to include not only ethnic/cultural differences but also, physical, and cognitive ones. To achieve this goal a turn to the ontological and the training of teachers as ‘critical experts of design’ is suggested.
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