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01 January 2012

The Challenge of Cultural Diversity in Greece: reflections on ‘Intercultural Education Schools’ (IES) strategy for creating inclusive learning environments

Title

This 2012 academic article focuses on the ‘Intercultural Education Schools' (IES) established in 1996 by the Greek government. The article aims to contribute to the discourse regarding the role of education in societies undergoing significant in-migration.

The IES developed from the 'Schools for Expatriated Greek Children', which were established in the 1980s in order to help integrate pupils returning to Greece as repatriated Greek citizens, with English, French or German as their first languages. Eventually, these schools were renamed as IES, and the focus shifted toward the educational and social integration of minority pupils, especially immigrant pupils. However, IES have also received strong criticism for failing to manage diversity in a proactive manner and for being marginalised educational environments.

This articles uses interviews, questionnaires and school reports in order to examine the goals, possibilities and limitations of IES. The article also discusses the effect of IES on the creation of strategies to reduce educational and social exclusion.

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Authors
Evie Trouki
Geographic area
Greece
Contributor type
Academics and experts
Original source
Posted by
Marina Nikolova
Author

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