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- Title
'Foreigners in Our Schools' : Cultural Diversity, Othering, and the Desire for Justice in Schools.
- Authors
Szelei, Nikolett; Pinho, Ana Sofia; Tinoca, Luís
- Abstract
This study explored 'cultural diversity' in urban schools in Portugal by conducting discourse analysis on interviews with school practitioners. Findings show that 'cultural diversity' was dominantly anchored in Othering 'foreigners' that mainly associated 'non-native speakers' to difficulties in integration, participation and teachers'pedagogical work. However, contradicting discourses somewhat resisted Othering by highlighting meaningful differences, all students' rights, and calling for pedagogical changes. By showing the ambivalences in how students, teachers and pedagogical relationships are viewed, we both alert for an exclusionary conceptualization of 'cultural diversity', and question Othering as a fundamentalizing discourse to fully govern 'cultural diversity' in schools.
- Subjects
CULTURAL pluralism; OTHER (Philosophy); STUDENT rights; AMBIVALENCE; DISCOURSE analysis; NONCITIZENS; XENOPHOBIA
- Publication
Urban Education, 2024, Vol 59, Issue 3, p784
- ISSN
0042-0859
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/00420859211058420