Comparative Overview of the Presence of Intercultural Education of Teacher Trainees in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mila Beljanski; Emina Dedić Bukvić

doi:10.29333/ejecs/412

Authors

Mila Beljanski Faculty of Education in Sombor University of Novi Sad
Emina Dedić Bukvić Faculty of Philosophy, University of Sarajevo,Bosnia and Herzegovina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejecs/412

Keywords:

teacher trainee, intercultural education, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract

The focus of the present paper is on the importance and significance of interculturality in teacher education. The paper analyzes the intercultural content of the curricula to develop the intercultural competencies of future teachers in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The sample analyzed was the curricula of the universities of these two countries for the academic year 2018-2019. The analysis of the chosen documents examined the areas of teaching, content, as well as other elements that represent possible opportunities for developing the intercultural competencies of the students. The analyzed curricula do not offer an insight into the results of the teaching practice, which is one of the limitations of this study. The findings on the poor ratio of intercultural elements in the curricula and the need for their revision, as well a necessity of introducing systematic intercultural education to teacher colleges and universities of education are a valuable contribution. Competent teachers will create a positive environment for proper intercultural communication and develop the intercultural sensitivity of their students thus promoting a culture of dialogue. The result obtained in the analysis can be an incentive to think thorough when creating curricula for educating teachers, both in initial and life-long learning so that they promote intercultural values.

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