HOW “INTERCULTURAL” IS CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN GREECE? A CONTENT ANALYSIS

Theodoros Vavitsas

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The present article illustrates an attempt made to investigate interculturalism in the School Textbooks of Social and Political Education course of the Greek Primary School. The subject of Social and Political Education features the quality of citizenship of students attending the Greek educational system. The research methodology used is content analysis and, specifically, quantitative content analysis. According to the results of the research, the Social and Political Education textbooks of the Greek Primary School are inspired by the principles of intercultural education, while the presence of cultural diversity, in general, is strong in both the 5th grade and 6th grade textbooks.

 

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citizenship, citizenship education, intercultural education, social and political education

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