Inclusion, citizenship and intercultural dialogue. Some international perspectives

In today’s pedagogical landscape, reflection on issues relating to inclusion, citizenship and intercultural dialogue becomes a pivotal element for the construction of an inclusive, sustainable and democratic society which, without a common inspiration and a faith resting on the basic values of freedom and justice, could not exist. On these issues, scientific debates started, as early as 1990, both at national and international level; tracing, on the one hand, outlines for the future of school education, with a particular focus on the promotion of personal development and civil values. These include the preservation of the stability of European democracy; the spread of an identity of European citizenship, in the concrete reality of Europe; the problem of cultural identity in a complex multiethnic and multicultural society; the promotion of rights-duties of belonging and coexistence and, on the other hand, concrete educational itineraries inherent in the relationship between education fo