INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION AND CROSS-CULTURAL SENSITIVITY
INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION AND CROSS-CULTURAL SENSITIVITY

Summary/Abstract: In the current international context when we are talking more and more about the penetration in some cultural areas of certain groups coming from a different cultural background, the idea of coexistence of these distinct cultural groups within the same state entities and the need for intercultural dialogue can be challenging. The paper aims an analysis of the concept of Cross-Cultural Sensitivity, made of epistemological perspective and in terms of educational issues related to intercultural education. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of training of the intercultural competences and to identify the development of these concerning two groups of young people, who live in a multicultural space and which differentiates in terms of higher education that they attend. The methodology of research aimed at quantitative and qualitative analysis of data obtained through the application of a questionnaire on Cross-Cultural Sensitivity. The results of research lead to the conclusion that the existence of cultural diversity, of intercultural barriers and the need for interaction confirms the importance of intercultural competence training.

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