Diversity and Its Role in Society and Education

Diversity is defined as "diversity, different or changing conditions or quality" (Oxford English Dictionary, 2003). Today, this concept has evolved into factors including race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, and physical and mental disorders. According to banks and others. (2001), its diversity is considered to be an ideal characteristic of every society. Because the diversity of the country, culture and language of its citizens enrich the country. Over the past 50 years, the importance and incidence of diversity in the American society, especially in the educational system has changed dramatically.

Cultural continuity: Culture is the breadth of life in society. Without it, society will inevitably decline. Education maintains the continuity of culture through its diverse activities and programs. Society has established a school to protect its culture and spread it to future generations. Children should be encouraged to learn more from cultural exchanges between different cultures. Consequently, cultural integration and assimilation will enrich the complex culture of society. Development of personality: Education is aimed at the development of children's personality. It uses a diverse cultural pattern of thought, behavior and cultural values ​​to allow children to maximize their physical, psychological, moral, social and intellectual development.

Education reflects social development as well as society. Therefore, schools can play a role in the development of intercultural society. Education can not take full responsibility for challenging racial discrimination and promoting cross-cultural competence, but it is an important contribution to the development of intercultural skills, attitudes, values ​​and knowledge of children I did it. Intercultural education is valuable to all children and will be able to participate in an increasingly diverse society. Likewise, education based on only one culture can not extend these children's abilities.

The role of intercultural education in supporting social cohesion in a democratic context is an important aspect of national response to diversity. In addition, multilingual policies aimed at improving intercultural education, including intercultural educated teachers, and intercultural and noncentral courses, are comprehensive, stable, peaceful and democratic It helps to build a good political situation. Cross-cultural education is often not part of federal government's cultural policy order, but there are more and more government initiatives for intercultural education, often defined as multicultural education.