Critical Pedagogy and Critical Interculturality

Democratic Education and Empowerment through Diversity at School

Abstract

Diversity in the classroom among students or regarding knowledge is often perceived as being a source of conflicts and tensions. However, diverse knowledge and experiences should be addressed at school as being part of a process of empowerment and as supporting democratic values at school, both among students and teachers. Critical pedagogy and critical interculturality try to provide theoretical tools for this purpose.