Globalisation, Schools and the Intercultural Teaching of History and Geography

This book is divided into a theoretical component and an empirical research component. The first component analyses the impact of globalisation processes, especially in the area of education. It argues that in order to work towards building a more cohesive and global society, schools should have intercultural education as one of their main guidelines. In this sense, the second component of the work, as a need to assess the reality of Portuguese education, analyses the representations of different cultural groups in the History and Geography of Portugal textbooks of the Portuguese education system. The main aim of this analysis is to find out whether, at least in this respect, educational practices in Portugal are in line with the principles of visibility and equality between cultures.