Languages Archive
Critical Multicultural Pavilion
Multicultural Pavilion provides resources for teachers, educators, and activists to explore multicultural education; facilitates opportunities for educators to work toward self-awareness and development.It serves as a forum for educators to collaborate toward a critical, transformative approach to multicultural education.The site … Continue reading
Millie Brown Sees Music
A Book on an Apparent Palestinian Conceptual Framework For Civic Education – Proceedings of the Workshops
This book is as a result of many centralized and local workshops conducted by Teacher Creativity Center in Jenin, Hebron, Ramallah, and Gaza City The goal of these workshops was to create a debating environment concerning the conceptual framework for … Continue reading
Trying to Fit In
Brooke Bemowski of Robert A. Millikan High School, was selected as the first-place winner of the 2010 Diverse Minds Youth Writing Challenge in Los Angeles. In addition to the publication and distribution of her book, Brooke will receive a $5,000 … Continue reading
Hinduism for Schools
Largely text-based site with sections which are differentiated for primary and secondary students. Teachers can find glossary of the commonly used Hindu expressions, explanations of Hindu practices, beliefs and worship, as well as the links to other related resources.
Learn Together Ethical Education Curriculum
Educate Together schools teach the Learn Together Ethical Education Curriculum, rather than the religious instruction programmes taught in denominational schools. This curriculum has four strands: Moral and Spiritual: children learn about feelings and values, the development of conscience, choices and … Continue reading
Intercultural education in the primary School
These guidelines support the Primary School Curriculum (1999) and identify the ways in which intercultural education permeates that curriculum. The aim of these guidelines is to contribute to the development of Ireland as an intercultural society based on a shared … Continue reading
Abandoning Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation in the Afar Region of Ethiopia
The interview offers an approach to the female genital mutilation and tries to focus on several aspects related with religion and beliefs. The author considers that the justification of female mutilation based on religion (Islam) is wrong interpretation of the … Continue reading
Mutual Vulnerability: a key issue in humanising pedagogy in post-conflict societies
This article published in 2009 argues about the needs that face the education programmes in post-conflict societies, focusing as well in the intercultural, ethnic and religious perspective. The authors introduce the principle of mutual vulnerability.
Interview with Ms. Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director
The interview offers an approach to the female genital mutilation and tries to focus on several aspects related with religion and beliefs. The author considers that the justification of female mutilation based on religion (Islam) is wrong interpretation of the … Continue reading