multicultural education: preparing students in russia for a global society
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Multicultural Education: Preparing students in Russia for a global society. Dr. Natalia Sinyagina Director The Federal Child Development and Prevention Research Centre Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation Moscow, Russia [email protected]. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Multicultural Education: Preparing students in Russia for a global society
Dr. Natalia SinyaginaDirector
The Federal Child Development and Prevention Research Centre
Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation
Moscow, Russia
2013
The Federal Child
Development Research
Centre
• Solving upbringing problems• Promoting a healthy lifestyle• Preventing drug addiction• Providing social and
pedagogical support of children and youth
The Federal Child Development
Research Centre
More than 130 nationalities represented. Recent significant influx of migrants.
3 million immigrants
enter the country every year.
1/5th does not speak
Russian.
50% cannot independently fill
out any official documentation.
Less than 2% desire to make Russia their
new home.
No desire to adapt.
Challenges in modern-day Russia
2008-2011 Research Study (seven federal districts of the Russian Federation)
Sample: 2,500 students, grades 7-11,
360 parents216 teachers
34 different nationalitiesheterogeneous composition.
Main methods: The general
communicative tolerance study.
method (V.V. Boiko)
The social and psychological
adaptation questionnaire.
(K. Rogers and R. Diamond)
Goal: To obtain a better understanding
of contemporary interethnic
interactions in the student environment.
The ethnic tolerance level questionnaire
(N.Yu. Sinyagina)
"Is there a nationality, to which you have an aversion?" 83% of the students answered “YES"
40% of respondents divided nationalities into "good" and "bad“.
1 in 5 adolescents avoids any kind of interethnic communication.
32% do not avoid communication, but do not seek to establish trusting relationships with people from different nationalities.
Reflects the state of consciousness of adults: more than 25% of both groups find interethnic marriage an impossibility for them.
Results: "alienating” feelings (resentment, anger and jealousy) prevailed
Over 60% of students not interested in the history and culture of other nationalities.
Age 6: ~50% aware of nationalityAge 9: 100% aware*Many learn of their nationality through so-called ethnic conflicts.
Teachers:54% high level of xenophobia 65% negative attitude toward a number of ethnic groups.
Teachers: More than 50% expressed opposition to the introduction of multicultural education courses in the educational process
Lack positive images of interethnic relations
Students’ environment is characterized by many social fears.
"I do not want to live. I'm afraid to live, afraid to get run over by a car, I'm afraid to get a bad grade, I’m afraid of my parents, I feel uncomfortable around friends, I am very afraid terrorist attacks ... I do not want to live. “ – 13 year old, suicide victim
"All babies cry the same, but when they grow up, they do not have the same habits. This is a result of education.“ – Xun Zi
We are all responsible for raising the children of this world! Remember Beslan, New York, London, etc.
Definition: A process of forming constructive attitudes toward interethnic interaction within the minds of students.
Result: A realistic level of consciousness and behavior, that reflects the mentality and spiritual and moral standards required for human coexistence.
Taking into account age-appropriateness.
Multicultural Education Program in RussiaPr
esch
ool/e
lem
enta
ry Raising awareness of
cultural values and empathy.
Ado
lesc
entsHelping form moral
principles and choose appropriate life goals and behaviors.
Old
er s
tude
ntsDeveloping ability to
analyze and compare various perspectives on social processes and phenomena and improve skills needed to have constructive interethnic dialogue and cooperation.
Pilot Study in North Ossetia (Alania).12 schools | > 750 students | 27 teachers
12 out of 12 positive reviews from researchers and experts Russian Ministry of Education and Science recommended the program Currently implemented in several regions in Russia.
North Ossetia
57.4% teachers, 62.2% parents, 75% students had a positive experience with the program, saw the benefits of it, and
recommended it for continued use.
Pedagogical Risks Discovered
1) Lack of willingness, competence and professionalism.
Teacher development program
2) Underdeveloped content & methods• Availability of knowledge resources and
methods • Readiness of the parents and teachers to
participate
• Recommendations published
• Seminar series with pedagogues.
References1. Federal Education Standards 2013 - Federal Portal of the Ministry of
Education and Science of the Russian Federation2. Proceedings of the International Conference II: Poly-lingual education
as the basis for the preservation of linguistic heritage and cultural diversity of humanity. / Ed. TT Flounder, LV Gazaeva - Vladikavkaz. "Corn", 2008. UNESCO.
3. Sinyagina, NY Essence, the causes and prevention of ethnic conflict. - "Acmeology». - № 3.-2007.-p.131-135.
4. Sinyagina, NY. Multicultural education program. - Moscow: ANO "TSNPRO" 2012. - 56 p.
5. Tishkov, VA. cultural mosaic and ethnic politics in Russia / / Intercultural dialogue: Lectures on inter-ethnic and inter-confessional cooperation / Ed. Martynova M. Yu, VA Tishkov, NM Lebedeva. - M., 2003.