Cross-Cultural Education: Building Bridges and Breaking Barriers

Dear Colleagues,

In an era of rapid globalization, society faces the challenge of adapting to an increasingly interconnected world while ensuring equity and embracing diversity. Education and the labor market are transcending spatial and temporal barriers, fostering multinational collaboration through advanced information and communication technologies (ICT). The digital landscape now enables instant global connections, offering a plethora of tools for learning, working, creating, and collaborating across cultures, while also presenting opportunities to address systemic inequities.

As cross-cultural encounters become more frequent, individuals are presented with both enriching experiences and potential challenges. The risk of cultural clashes and societal division underscores the critical need for effective cross-cultural education that promotes equity and celebrates diversity. This Special Issue aims to explore the role of cross-cultural education as a catalyst for breaking barriers, building bridges between diverse communities, and fostering a more equitable society.

We invite experts and practitioners to contribute their insights on best practices for cultivating intercultural competence, promoting equity, and fostering a harmonious multicultural society that values diversity. Our focus is on methodologies that have demonstrably reduced prejudice, enhanced confidence, increased competence in cross-cultural interactions, and advanced equity in educational and social contexts. We are particularly interested in approaches that have the potential for replication across various educational systems and levels.

This Special Issue welcomes both research and theoretical papers addressing, but not limited to, the following topics:

• Innovative methodologies for developing intercultural competence and promoting equity;
• The role of technology in cross-cultural education and advancing diversity initiatives;
• Strategies for bridging cross-cultural conflicts and addressing systemic inequities;
• Enhancing teachers' intercultural competence and its impact on fostering an inclusive learning environment;
• Approaches to academic assessment that embrace cultural diversity and ensure equitable outcomes;
• Intersections of cross-cultural education with social justice and equity movements;
• Best practices for creating inclusive curricula that reflect diverse perspectives and experiences.

Prof. Dr. Miri Shonfeld
Guest Editor

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• intercultural competence
• cross-cultural education
• teacher education
• global citizenship
• conflict mediation
• equity
• diversity
• educational technology
• intercultural communication
• global citizenship
• cultural intelligence
• educational equity