Professional paper

Interculturalism in the Primary Curriculum

Ivana Topić ; Osnovna škola dr. Vinka Žganca, Zagreb

Abstract

In the modern school curriculum intercultural education attempts to answer to the needs of the multicultural society which requires the development of positive values, such as tolerance, democracy and freedom. Interculturalism is learned by acquiring intercultural competences, which imply the acquisition of appropriate attitudes, knowledge and skills.
An example of integrating intercultural education into the school curriculum is the project of the Institute for International Relations in Zagreb entitled Identity and Interculturalism through travel – Let’s Hit the Road, which was carried out during the school year 2008/2009 in the lower grades of five Zagreb primary schools and five schools in the Split-Dalmatia County. The primary activities on the project included work with students in pedagogical workshops and, whenever possible, travel. The paper describes an example from practice by presenting the activities of the 4th-graders of the Primary School “Lovro pl. Matačić” in Zagreb within the project, which were particularly aimed at developing intercultural competences.

Keywords

interculturalism; intercultural education; curriculum; primary education; the Let’s Hit the Road project

Hrčak ID:

82716

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/82716

Publication date:

15.10.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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