Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 173-181).

Introduction -- Diversity in multi-ethnic and multicultural societies -- Contemporary challenges of ethnic diversity -- The challenges of diversity for educational policy-makers and planners -- Diversity and the organization of education -- Language and diversity -- Other responses to diversity -- Four examples of educational responses to diversity -- Implementing change -- The role of education in multicultural and multi-ethnic democracies -- Conclusions.

Given the many varied patterns of ethnic diversity within individual societies and their different educational traditions, no one set of educational responses is universally applicable. However, as discussed in the booklet, there are certain readily identifiable processes to follow in developing responses to cultural diversity. The three main foci of policy responses put forward are: the organization and structures of education; curricula, pedagogy and choice of language; and relations between the school and the community.--Publisher's description.