TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lopes,António
AU  - Mattos-Parreira,Merja de
TI  - Challenges in the Construction of an Inclusive Society
SN  - 9781527506947
AV  - E184.A1 .C435 2017 
U1  - 305.800973 
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Newcastle-upon-Tyne
PB  - Cambridge Scholars Publishing
KW  - Multiculturalism-United States
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I - Seeking and Creating Opportunities in Diverse Societies -- Chapter One -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Chapter Five -- Part II - Overcoming Issues of Ethnicity, Gender, and Body -- Chapter Six -- Chapter Seven -- Chapter Eight -- Chapter Nine -- Contributors -- Index
N2  - In contemporary societies, identities are believed to be more fluid, less easily definable, demanding new articulations and new dialogues. However, some communities seem unable to engage in a dialogue traversing cultural borders and fostering the appreciation of diversity as the cornerstone of a more just and humane world. Is intercultural exchange truly possible in societies riddled with tensions of every sort? Multicultural and intercultural interactions may have given us the opportunity to enrich our understanding of the other, but they have also posed new challenges for education practices and educational politics. This collection of studies addresses some of the challenges posed by diversity and inequality in the construction of inclusive societies
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