Keywords
cultural diversity
democratic education
inclusion
multicultural education
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Abstract
This article puts forward some philosophical, sociological and psychological principles that fundament the relevance of multicultural education. Specifically, it analyzes the postures of some relevant theorists, with a dynamic and inclusive focus about the learning process. The essay also outlines the human rights declaration as fundamental to consider multicultural education in pluralist spaces. Likewise, it discusses the advances reached during the 1960‘s civil rights movement to knock out racial segregation in United States‘ schools. Ultimately, the article problematizes the ideological junction between the progressive philosophy principles, the sociocultural theory, critical pedagogy and the relevance to implement a multicultural approach in educational practices. It is important to indicate, that John Dewey‘s philosophical writings about democratic education in some way, precede the claim for an equitative education that took place in the middle of the twentieth century.
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Lara-Fonseca, L. (2019). Fundamentos teóricos e históricos para una discusión sobre la implementación de la educación multicultural en la escuela democrática. Pedagogía, 45(1), 155-170. Retrieved from https://revistas.upr.edu/index.php/educacion/article/view/16514
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