Author: Hill, Ian

Source: International Review of Education / Internationale Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft / Revue internationale de l'éducation, Volume 53, Number 3, May 2007 , pp. 245-264(20)

Publisher: Springer

Abstract:

The paper commences with an attempt to define multicultural education (also referred to as intercultural education) with reference to its historical development and current uses of the term. The rise of international schools is then addressed as a necessary preamble to a definition of international education from an historical perspective; a comparison with multicultural education sharpens the definition. The author goes on to propose that intercultural understanding is a principal, common objective of multicultural and international education and should serve to bring together scholars and practitioners in both fields whereas the literature and practice shows them, by and large, operating independently with little reference, one to the other. Greater collaboration can only be of mutual benefit in achieving common objectives and improving practice. The paper concludes with some suggestions for collaborative research across both fields.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11159-007-9048-x

Affiliations: 1: Email: ian.hill@ibo.org

Publication date: 2007-05-01

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