The purpose of this study is to examine how teachers' conditions for and experiences of teaching in a multicultural classroom and how teachers relate to the intercultural mission. To examine this purpose the study takes part in a qualitative study based on semi-structured interviews with teachers from a county in Stockholm, Sweden. The study’s theoretical framework underlines the sociocultural perspective and the intercultural perspective along with the term multicultural. The results show that several of the interviewees expressed that time had an impact on teaching in the classroom. It takes time and energy to adapt the lessons to each student and their needs. It also takes time to plan the lessons which affects the recovery time which is very needed for the teaching quality of the lesson. The results show that the teacher's knowledge of how they are supposed to teach in a multicultural classroom and how to adapt to an intercultural approach comes from their own experiences and not from any kind of education or course. The teachers have then learned how to handle different difficulties and challenges together with their colleagues. The teachers express that they use the students' cultures, backgrounds, experiences and compare different countries in the lesson to get the students to relate to the teaching material. From their own experiences the teachers have developed qualities that they consider important to have in a multicultural classroom. These qualities create a positive and safe environment where students can feel comfortable and open up for discussions. The results show that some of the teachers expressed that smaller groups contribute to better quality and make it easier to teach. This makes it easier for students to focus and interact with each other. / Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka lärares förutsättningar för och upplevelser av att undervisa i ett mångkulturellt klassrum och hur lärare förhåller sig till det interkulturella uppdraget. För att undersöka detta syfte använder studien en kvalitativ metod baserat på semistrukturerade intervjuer med lärare från en ort i Stockholms län. Studiens teoretiska ramverk understryker det sociokulturella perspektivet och det interkulturella perspektivet tillsammans med begreppet mångkulturell. Resultatet visade att flera av intervjupersonerna uttryckte att tiden hade en påverkan i undervisningen. Det tar tid och energi att anpassa lektionerna efter varje elev och dess behov. Det tar även tid att planera lektionerna vilket påverkar återhämtningstiden som behövs för att undervisningen ska ha en kvalité. Resultatet i studien visar att lärares kunskaper om hur de ska undervisa i ett mångkulturellt klassrum och inta ett interkulturellt förhållningssätt kommer från deras egna erfarenheter och inte från någon utbildning eller kurs. Lärarna har även lärt sig att hantera svårigheter och utmaningar tillsammans med sina kollegor. Intervjupersonerna uttrycker att de använder elevernas kulturer, bakgrunder, erfarenheter och jämför olika länder i lektionen för att få eleverna att relatera till undervisningen. Av egna erfarenheter har lärarna även utvecklat egenskaper som de anser vara viktiga att ha i ett mångkulturellt klassrum. Dessa egenskaper skapar en positiv och trygg miljö där eleverna kan känna sig bekväma för att öppna upp diskussioner. Resultatet visade att några av lärarna uttryckte att mindre grupper bidrar till en bättre kvalitet och gör det lättare att undervisa. Detta leder till att eleverna lättare kan fokusera och interagera med varandra.

The statement and the title of the thesis "Towards an intercultural mission" is the starting point for the essay's purpose and examination. Interculturalism is an ideal in which equality and re-ciprocity are characterized by cross-cultural relationships, which is also an objective of international mission. For an intercultural mission, it is therefore necessary to examine which factors may hinder an intercultural approach, which, for this study, justifies searching for underlying unequal structures. The theoretical frame of reference for the analysis is postcolonial theory and feminist theology, which makes it possible to visualize such structures. The purpose of the thesis is therefore to analyze the intention of the international mission work in the Uniting Church in Sweden based on postcolonial feminist theology, and to propose criteria that need to be found for the mission work to be characterized by an intercultural approach. In order to achieve the purpose, it is necessary to answer the following general questions: 1. Is there an awareness of unequal power structures in the culture-crossing relationships in the intentional discourse on mission in the Uniting Church in Sweden? 2. How does interculturalism appear in the international mission in the Uniting Church in Sweden?And; 3. What criteria need to be found for the mission work to be characterized by an intercultural approach?With the help of qualitative content analysis of the Church's public text material, which constitutes the study object; six thematic areas have emerged; gender equality, woman's vulnerability, patriarchal structures, mission and worldview, postcolonial structures, and cooperation and reciprocity. The result has been analyzed on the basis of the concept of interculturality and a proposal for criteria for an intercultural approach has been prepared, among other things, with proposals for clarification of unequal power structures and a critical self-awareness about their own history and cultural values.