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Interculturality holding hands with education for emergencies (2023)


Layne, H., & Chakrapani, A. (2023). Interculturality holding hands with education for emergencies. In F. Dervin, & M. Y. Sude (Eds.), Teaching Interculturality 'Otherwise' (pp. 128-140). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003345275-12


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Publication details

All authors or editorsLayne, Heidi; Chakrapani, Abitha

Parent publicationTeaching Interculturality 'Otherwise'

Parent publication editorsDervin, Fred; Yuan, Mei; Sude

ISBN978-1-032-38479-5

eISBN978-1-003-34527-5

Publication year2023

Publication date14/12/2022

Pages range128-140

Number of pages in the book244

PublisherRoutledge

Place of PublicationAbingdon, Oxon

Publication countryUnited Kingdom

Publication languageEnglish

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.4324/9781003345275-12

Publication open accessNot open

Publication channel open access


Abstract

Students, teachers, and policymakers are currently challenged by misinformation, tensions, and, e.g., various acts of discrimination and social injustice worldwide due to different kinds of conflicts and the COVID-19 pandemic. What then is the role of interculturality in the middle of all this and how could it be understood and taught in education? Using Finland as an example, this chapter first considers different lenses for interculturality during times of emergencies. The chapter then explores the meaning of education for emergencies, making use of answers to a survey on crises experienced by university students in Finland. The survey is not meant to serve as generalisations about all students in Finland but to help us problematise interculturality ‘holding hands’ with education for emergencies. We conclude by arguing that there is a need for interdisciplinarity in education to deal with emergencies, and to create a sense of safe space and a caring community open to multiple voices and experiences.


Keywordsinterculturalismmulticulturalismhigher education (teaching)studentscrisesinequalityinternationalityglobal problems


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Ministry reportingYes

VIRTA submission year2023


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