Cultural Diversity in Primary Schools: Its Nature, Extent and Cross-curricular Implications

The papers in the present volume focus on issues related to cross-curricular dimensions, skills and themes. The authors of these papers have analysed the issues from the point of view of cultural, religious and linguistic characteristics of primary schools. It is clear from their analyses that, unless the debate about shared values and different values in society is explicitly acknowledged and resolved, the concept of cultural diversity remains rhetorical and ineffective in the delivery of the curriculum. Many of the pedagogic issues related to plurality in the educational system are still unclear, although the contributors to the present series show that progress has been, and can be made.