To Educate in a Diversified Europe

Authors

  • Elżbieta Osewska Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, Poland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15633/pch.832

Keywords:

Europe, education, diversification, challenges, parameters

Abstract

One of the main tasks of the EU is to create a European identity. This is a complex matter because of some lasting consequences of many divisions, conflicts and wars of the past. There are many national boundaries and various ethnic and cultural identities, regional interests. This paper refers to a whole range of aspects, which may be identified as crucial for education in a diversified Europe. After presenting the divisions and emerging changes occurring in Europe, the author of this article examines varies parameters / challenges related to the shift in interaction between the levels of society. This dynamic shift introduces a different kind of diversity / plurality and new challenges for education. The fundamental and historical differences can not be easily eliminated; they may deserve to be deepened and analysed. The diversity is a constructive dimension for education in Europe.

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Published

2011-02-01

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2011)

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