Students' Agency for Critical Interculturalism: From Intercultural Responsibility to Informal Leadership
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| Title: | Students' Agency for Critical Interculturalism: From Intercultural Responsibility to Informal Leadership |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Georgios Sorkos (ORCID |
| Source: | Oxford Review of Education. 2025 51(1):109-128. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 20 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Personal Autonomy, Leadership, Decision Making, Intercultural Communication, Educational Environment, Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Age Differences, Institutional Role, Equal Education, Educational Practices, Leadership Role, Cultural Pluralism, Critical Thinking, Suburbs, Migrant Programs, Migrant Workers, Migrant Education, Educational Development, Social Capital, Social Justice |
| Geographic Terms: | Greece |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03054985.2023.2296091 |
| ISSN: | 0305-4985 1465-3915 |
| Abstract: | Students' agency in decision-making processes has aroused the interest of scholars in the field. However, little attention has been paid to how students themselves critically reflect on their roles when interacting in intercultural school environments. This study uses qualitative data from secondary school students in Greece to describe the ways in which they critically challenge structural and institutional inequalities and move away from practices akin to functional interculturalism. Our findings offer new evidence suggesting that the more mature students' intercultural thinking is, the more intercultural responsibility they develop. However, as they become more interculturally responsible, they commence informal leadership roles that make them demand a world free from injustices while focusing on how to combat them. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1458469 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Students' agency in decision-making processes has aroused the interest of scholars in the field. However, little attention has been paid to how students themselves critically reflect on their roles when interacting in intercultural school environments. This study uses qualitative data from secondary school students in Greece to describe the ways in which they critically challenge structural and institutional inequalities and move away from practices akin to functional interculturalism. Our findings offer new evidence suggesting that the more mature students' intercultural thinking is, the more intercultural responsibility they develop. However, as they become more interculturally responsible, they commence informal leadership roles that make them demand a world free from injustices while focusing on how to combat them. |
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| ISSN: | 0305-4985 1465-3915 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03054985.2023.2296091 |
