The paper is the Introduction to the special issue of the Italian Journal of Sociology of Education on “Challenges of Education in the Mediterranean area: Policies, Systems, Actors”. After having outlined, in the first section, the challenges faced by social science and particularly by the Sociology of Education when assuming a Mediterranean perspective, in the second one, the paper analyses the linkages between intercultural dialogue and education in the Mediterranean Area. Finally, in the third section, through a concise description of the papers published in the special issue, the paper explores several “challenges of education” that can be acknowledged in the Mediterranean area.
The Mediterranean: a Challenge for the Sociology of Education
MERICO, MAURIZIO;
2012-01-01
Abstract
The paper is the Introduction to the special issue of the Italian Journal of Sociology of Education on “Challenges of Education in the Mediterranean area: Policies, Systems, Actors”. After having outlined, in the first section, the challenges faced by social science and particularly by the Sociology of Education when assuming a Mediterranean perspective, in the second one, the paper analyses the linkages between intercultural dialogue and education in the Mediterranean Area. Finally, in the third section, through a concise description of the papers published in the special issue, the paper explores several “challenges of education” that can be acknowledged in the Mediterranean area.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
