This open access book provides an analysis of contemporary societies and schools shaped by
cultural diversity globalization and migration. This diversity is necessarily reflected in
education systems and requires the promotion of intercultural approaches able to improve
learning processes and the quality of education. From an international and comparative
perspective this book first presents theoretical and conceptual foundations for seriously
considering cultural diversity. The book also compares intercultural approaches and debates
generated in countries as diverse as the United States Canada Brazil Switzerland and France.
For each national context the book addresses both the historical roots of intercultural
approaches and the concrete initiatives driven by educational policies for their implementation
in schools and classrooms. Finally the book presents discussions surrounding the treatment of
linguistic or religious diversity in schools the emergence of global citizenship education and
the key role of teachers in intercultural approaches. This is an open access book.
