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

Autor/in	Bekerman, Zvi
Titel	Reflection on the Dangers of 'Cultural Racism' in Intercultural Education
Quelle	In: Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 9 (2020) 1, S.1-14 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2254-7339
Schlagwörter	Multicultural Education; Criticism; Diversity; Political Attitudes; Teacher Education; Anthropology; Inclusion; Critical Theory; Teaching Methods; Language Usage; Culture; Definitions; Disabilities; Racial Bias; Cultural Differences; Educational Practices + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Multikulturelle Erziehung; Kritik; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Anthropologie; Inklusion; Kritische Theorie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Sprachgebrauch; Kultur; Begriffsbestimmung; Handicap; Behinderung; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Kultureller Unterschied; Bildungspraxis
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01