In this chapter, we present findings from a study of primary school
students' attitudes toward intercultural and bilingual education. Today's
social issue is interculturality, which can be described as an
ethical-political project aimed at resolving problems of coexistence in
multi-ethnic societies. As a result, intercultural education provides both an
incentive and a justification for educational paradigm shifts. Bilingual
education and a highly trained primary school teacher are essential components
of an intercultural education programme. Three different aspects of the
research issue were investigated. The students' perspectives on the
applicability of intercultural and bilingual education are the first. Second,
the benefits and drawbacks of bilingual and intercultural schooling. Finally,
bilingual primary schools should have experience of intercultural and bilingual
education. According to the findings, future primary school teachers believe
that having a clear understanding of intercultural and bilingual education is
essential, and that this type of education is the most suitable and useful for
their students. Minority children should learn a foreign language. Furthermore, the
findings indicate that primary school students recognise the benefits of intercultural
and bilingual education, including the opportunity to speak several languages
and have multi- and intercultural interactions. Half of the prospective
teachers who took part in the study did not see any drawbacks of intercultural
and bilingual education. Others, on the other hand, see extra instructor
responsibilities and possible student learning difficulties as potential
drawbacks.
Author (s) Details
Dr. Vlasta Hus
Faculty of Education, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia.
Polona Jančič Hegediš
Faculty of Education, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia.
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