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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
JYU authors or editors
Publication details
All authors or editors: Layne, Heidi; Chakrapani, Abitha
Parent publication: Teaching Interculturality 'Otherwise'
Parent publication editors: Dervin, Fred; Yuan, Mei; Sude
ISBN: 978-1-032-38479-5
eISBN: 978-1-003-34527-5
Publication year: 2023
Publication date: 14/12/2022
Pages range: 128-140
Number of pages in the book: 244
Publisher: Routledge
Place of Publication: Abingdon, Oxon
Publication country: United Kingdom
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003345275-12
Publication open access: Not open
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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.
Keywords: interculturalism; multiculturalism; higher education (teaching); students; crises; inequality; internationality; global problems
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Ministry reporting: Yes
VIRTA submission year: 2023