Cultural diversity and education in Mozambique

Abstract

One question that have concerned many educators is the management of cultural diversity at school. Today we often hear about the need to address diversity and to find ways to differentiate and diversify teaching. In multicultural countries as Mozambique, reflecting upon ways to consider and respect diversity has polarized the discussion among educators. This article aims to reflect upon the consideration of cultural diversity in school and the processes of cultural hybridization that have evolved from contact between different cultures. The discussion will be supported by a multireferential theoretical framework based on the fundamentals of Cultural and Post- Colonial Studies and the tenets of multicultural education. Much of the ideas presented here derive from the findings of ethnographic educational research in Public Primary Schools in Mozambique.