1st Edition
The Ethnic Crucible (RLE Edu J) Harmony and Hostility in Multi-Ethnic Schools
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
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Many schools in developed countries have children and adolescents from a variety of ethnic, linguistic, religious and cultural backgrounds. They relate to each other in various degrees of encounter that range from harmony to hostility. The issue of how a school can foster inter-ethnic relationships and challenge the manifestations of bad relationships cannot of course be divorced from tensions... Read more
List of Tables. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. An Historical Prologue. 2. Inter-Ethnic Relationships: The Conduct of the Research. 3. Preparing the Inter-Ethnic Setting: Demography, Policy and Training. 4. Inter-Ethnic Relationships in the Schools: Perceptions of Quality. 5. Inter-Cultural Knowledge, Equality and Relationships. 6. Sociability, Indifference and Hostility. 7. Towards Good Inter-Ethnic Relationships. Bibliography. Appendices: 1 Teacher Interview Schedule. 2. Student Interview Schedule. 3. Questionnaire. 4. Questionnaire Results. Index.
Biography
Gajendra Verma, Paul Zac, George Skinner
