Multicultural education and citizen education: Principle tendencies and current debates in the English speaking world.

Abstract

This article analyzes the connections between citizen education and multicultural education based on English speaking research done in the 1990s. To begin with we will present several elements concerning the institutional roots of civic and multicultural education in English speaking countries. In a further section we will present the results of research done on citizen education. This will be done in a detailed manner covering two research themes in English speaking countries: the different types of citizen education and the challenges for minority cultures. Finally we will try to examine the possibilities of a convergence between multicultural education and citizen education.