ABSTRACT
All school education depends totally upon the views and capabilities of teachers, and especially those aspects of intercultural education which depend upon permeated values and concerns. Research carried out by J. A. Jorden suggests that many teachers have a simplistic, romantic and humanistic vision of intercultural education. It is a vision of good will, of good people, that responds to the democratic ideal of reinforcing respect and tolerance toward other persons. In terms of training, teachers are conscious of their lack of preparation in intercultural education and, according to the research, this is not considered as one of their high-priorities. The mission of education in a modern context is not to promote particular cultures, whatever they are, but to prepare future citizens to live in a world where particular cultures will be unable to respond to all the problems of existence.
