Empowering Education: Understanding Teachers’ Needs in Multicultural Classrooms

Abstract

The conference aimed to improve the inclusive education of children from other languages and to draw up recommendations on multilingual education in schools. The conference included a plenary discussion on "Education in Multicultural Environments: Challenges and Opportunities in European Countries", with the participation of Stefanie Haberzettl (University of Saarland, Germany), Joanna Rokite-Jaskow (National Commission for Education University, Poland), Chris Sowton (Cris Sowton Limited, United Kingdom), and researchers from the VMU Academy of Education. The discussion was followed by a focus group discussion on "Possible changes in education in multicultural classrooms", where teachers, school leaders, education experts and representatives of NGOs shared their experiences and insights.