Critical theory and interculturalism: critical review and epistemological delimitation of intercultural education
Abstract
Today's postmodern era is featured by a tendency to highlight diversity and, in particular, its cultural guise. In this context, where diversity tends to be considered as an autonomy value, the debate between multiculturalism and interculturalism is steadily escalating, attributing an increasingly complex dimension to the issue of cultural diversity management. While multiculturalism has defined its content and articulated its principles within the framework of cultural relativism, interculturalism has yet to be framed within a specific epistemological paradigm. Interculturalism consists of fragmentary concepts, which set it in an epistemologically "unfortified" position, and, consequently, raises inevitable questions related to social science. Focusing on the field of education, the aforementioned problem is further exacerbated, as the term "intercultural education" does not refer to a commonly accepted model of education. On the contrary, it includes a variety of approaches, deriving ...
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