La perspectiva del profesorado de educación infantil y primaria acerca de la educación intercultural

Abstract

The teacher training institutions are neither immune to globalization, nor cease to be affected by the increased number of immigrant students, as the plurality involving their presence in the classroom demands an appropriate response from the education system. In this context, it makes sense to ask ourselves about the degree of penetration of an intercultural perspective among teachers. This work is aimed at examining the Early Education and Primary Education teachers’ perceptions about Intercultural Education, analyzing the influence exerted by the teaching experience in general, the educational experience with students with an immigrant background and the participation to training activities on Intercultural Education. This is a descriptive survey study based on a sample of 368 teachers from Galicia (Spain). The results show, in general, that these professionals consider it necessary to include Intercultural Education in teacher training, even though we conclude by pointing at the professional experience and the participation to training activities as the most influential variables in the opinion of the teaching staff.