Sounding the Student Voice

  • Damian Spiteri
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Abstract

This chapter shows that in order to be action-centred and results-oriented, student voice needs to be incorporated in all aspects of multicultural education. Students need to be able to integrate what they are taught in such a way that they find purpose in fostering common understandings and promoting social equity. This is so that anti-discriminatory processes are both conceptualised and implemented.

Keywords

Social Capital Asylum Seeker White People Multicultural Education Previous Chapter 
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  • Damian Spiteri
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  1. 1.University of YorkYorkUK

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