Date i place: January 21-22, 2021 (Thursday – Friday) – APS ul. Szczęśliwicka 40, 02-353 Warsaw, Poland
The contemporary world is full of various, surprising occurrences arising in of dynamic changes and collisions of phenomena, often contradictory in their nature. Human, embedded in a world of various axiological systems and discourses, becomes a participant in the game of reason and belief that impedes dialogue and may be a source of conflicts. In this perspective, the key question is about the role of education in preparing people for living in a multicultural world, marked by both opportunities and challenges. The answer requires a wider view, which is possible by adopting an interdisciplinary perspective.
The main goal of the conference is to create safe space for an extensive debate about education in the context of opportunities and challenges in the multicultural world. As part of the conference the following fields of discussion are proposed:
- Trends in educational changes and the needs of the multicultural world
- Children’s rights / human rights in a culturally diverse environment
- The need for changes in law in educational sphere
- The specificity of intercultural research in Education
- Socio-cultural context of education
- Paradigms of thinking about education in a multicultural world
- Psychological aspects of life and education in multicultural world
- Implementation of educational policy in a multicultural world
- Multicultural education and achieving the Goals for Sustainable Development
- The school environment and the needs of the multicultural world
- Pre-school and early school education in a multicultural environment
- Education towards radical ideas
- The development of multi-cultural competencies
- The development of socio-cultural and scientific capital across cultures
- Gender in multicultural society
- Multicultural Life-long learning and professional development
- The use of technology in multicultural education
More information: https://konferencje.aps.edu.pl/edukacjawobecwyzwan/