Genealogy and Transfer of Models of Interculturalism
Main researcher
: PREVIŠIĆ, VLATKO (68426) Assistants
GODLER, ZLATA (80611)
KATUNARIĆ, VJERAN (74493)
MIJATOVIĆ, ANTUN (115325)
JUREŠA-PERSOGLIO, ĐURĐA (102646)
JAGIĆ, STJEPAN (106145)
HRVATIĆ, NEVEN (198052)
ZIDARIĆ, VINKO (202785)
PIRŠL, ELVI (178184)
Type of research: basic Duration from: 01/01/91. to 12/31/99. Papers on project (total): 33
Papers on project quoted in Current Contents: 3
Institution name: Filozofski fakultet - Pedagogijske znanosti, Zagreb (131) Department/Institute: Institute of Pedagogy Faculty of Philosophy University of Zagreb Address: Savska cesta 77 City: 10000 - Zagreb, Croatia
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Summary: In this project, the genealogy of models of
interculturalism and multiculturalism, and the transfer of theories,
policies and educational practices is being researched. The research is of
the scientific-developmental and the theoretical-empirical type. It uses
the methodology of the problem oriented comparative analisys. Basically,
it researches the scientific theories, the conceptual and operational
models and policies o interculturalism, and the programmes of
intercultural education. It studies the international organisations and
institutions, the regional organisations and institutions, the selected
overseas and European countries and the Republic of Croatia. It is
expected of this research to contribute to the development of the
scientific knowledge in the area of interculturalism in general, and,
based on the world attainments, to the scientifically founded
interculturalism in Croatia, as well as to the modernisation of the
educational practise.
Research goals: The general aim of this project is the research
of the relations between scientific theories, policies and practices in
the area of interculturalism/multiculturalism, and the research into the
possibilities of their transfer into the specific life spheres. In
realisation of this, the specific aims are: - to establish the origins,
development and transfer of concepts of policies of
interculturalism/multiculturalism in the fields of education, media and
business; - to establish their scientific foundations and consistencies; to
explore and evaluate intercultural/multicultural characteristics in
education, media and business communications in Croatia; - to establish
and propose the most appropriate models for intercultural/multicultural
education in Croatia; - toanalyse, compare and evaluate
intercultural/multicultural policies and educational models in nine
countries and three international/regional organisations; - to do the
empirical analysis and assessment of intercultural/multicultural
dispositions of secondary school pupils in Croatia, especially of the
children of refugees, and displaced persons, and of children of national
minorities; - to analyse and evaluate the curricula and the teaching
materials in elementary and secondary schools in Croatia; - to analyse and
evaluate the contents of media programmes and information processing in
Croatia; - to analyse and evaluate the multilingual and interactional
patterns and practices among the business elite in Croatia. Other information about the project.