Shared values and norms are at the core for unifying different cultures socializing or working to fulfill the goals and mission of organizations. Researchers have not examined how employees representing different cultures socialize via shared norms and values in human service companies. The purpose of this ethnography study was to explore the process of 8 culturally different employees working together at a human service organization. Using purposeful sampling, multicultural employees were selected from 4 departments within the human service company. Face-to-face interviews, field notes, questionnaire, and participant observation were the tools for collecting the data. Descriptive coding, value coding, and the Ethnograph software was used to identify themes from the data. The analysis of the data evolved from using the approach of the hermeneutic circle, which consisted of examining the parts, such as activities and the connection to the whole, such as core values. According to the study, most employees engaged in sharing the norms and values of the human service company, ultimately fulfilling the goals or core values. However, 2 out of 8 participants engaged in conflict and had a lack of knowledge about 1 out of 4 core values. Knowledge and compliance to the core values were fundamental ingredients for providing quality services. This study leads to positive social change by providing human service organizations information on compliance to the entire core values of the human service company and knowledge of the complete core values of the human service company.

<p>The purpose of this paper was to look into how the individual has been portrayed in the different curriculums for Swedish compulsory school from the 60’s to the 90’s. This was done in order to see what type of discourse –monocultural- multicultural- or intercultural- the understanding of the individual has led to.</p><p>The purpose was divided into five questions: <em>Who is the individual in the curriculums? How is the individual portrayed in relation to education in the curriculums? How is the individual portrayed in relation to society in the curriculums? What type of discourse - monocultural- multicultural- or intercultural- is mirrored in the different curriculums? Is it possible to see tendencies in the discourses that lead closer to, or farther away from, an intercultural perspective? </em></p><p><em></em>The material that was analysed consists of four different curriculums: Lgr 62, Lgr 69, Lgr 80, and Lpo 94.</p><p>The method used was a discourse analytic approach based on the theory of social constructionism. The answers to the questions asked were structured with the support from definitions of monocultural discourse, multicultural discourse, and intercultural discourse, derived from Pirjo Lahdenperäs (2008) descriptions of different organizational cultures.</p><p>The main conclusion drawn from this analysis was the fact that the intercultural discourse about the individual has not been obtained. Instead, the monocultural discourse has been dominant for a long time. There have been tendencies showing a move towards a more multicultural-, or intercultural discourse in Lgr 80 and Lpo 94, but these perspectives have not been fully accomplished due to there always existing a cultural norm.</p>

The purpose of this paper was to look into how the individual has been portrayed in the different curriculums for Swedish compulsory school from the 60’s to the 90’s. This was done in order to see what type of discourse –monocultural- multicultural- or intercultural- the understanding of the individual has led to. The purpose was divided into five questions: Who is the individual in the curriculums? How is the individual portrayed in relation to education in the curriculums? How is the individual portrayed in relation to society in the curriculums? What type of discourse - monocultural- multicultural- or intercultural- is mirrored in the different curriculums? Is it possible to see tendencies in the discourses that lead closer to, or farther away from, an intercultural perspective? The material that was analysed consists of four different curriculums: Lgr 62, Lgr 69, Lgr 80, and Lpo 94. The method used was a discourse analytic approach based on the theory of social constructionism. The answers to the questions asked were structured with the support from definitions of monocultural discourse, multicultural discourse, and intercultural discourse, derived from Pirjo Lahdenperäs (2008) descriptions of different organizational cultures. The main conclusion drawn from this analysis was the fact that the intercultural discourse about the individual has not been obtained. Instead, the monocultural discourse has been dominant for a long time. There have been tendencies showing a move towards a more multicultural-, or intercultural discourse in Lgr 80 and Lpo 94, but these perspectives have not been fully accomplished due to there always existing a cultural norm.

Integration är ett komplext begrepp som kan ses utifrån flera perspektiv och synvinklar. Dramapedagogik emellertid utgår från olika typer av värdeord baserade i en gemensam värdegrund. Centrala begrepp i detta är demokrati, acceptens och alla människors lika värde. Syftet med uppsatsen är att kartlägga, systematisera och problematisera forskning om hur drama kan användas, eller har använts i integrationssyfte. Hur ser dialogen ut inom forskningsfältet drama och integration? Vad säger det om dramapedagogikens betydelse i integrationsprocesser? Kan man urskilja några teman och i så fall vilka? Som metod används en litteraturstudie med en kvalitativ ansats som vilar på utvalda begrepp som ingår i en integrationsprocess. Resultatet visar fyra olika kategorier där drama används som metod i integrationsprocesser. Drama för att främja mångkulturalism och interkulturell kompetens, kulturell identitet genom drama och teaterprocesser, drama som resurs för språkinlärning samt drama och teaterprocesser med syfte att spegla och engagera samhället. / Integration is a complex concept that can be approached from several perspectives and viewpoints. Drama in Education, however is based on different types of core values based in shared values. The keys to these are democracy, acceptance and equal dignity. The purpose of this paper is to identify, systematize and problematize academic research on how drama can be used, or has been used for integration purposes. What does the dialogue within the researchfield regarding drama and integration look like? What does it say about dramas role in integration processes? Are there any themes to be seen? The method used is a literaturestudie with a qualitative approach that is based on selected concepts included in an integration process. The results show four different categories in which drama is used as a method for integration. Drama for promoting multiculturalism and intercultural competence, cultural identity through drama and theater processes, drama as a resource for language learning and drama and theater processes in order to reflect and engage society.

Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka gymnasieungdomars perspektiv på undervisning kring främlingsfientlighet och mångkultur. I min litteraturgenomgång har jag fångat upp vad forskningen kring dessa områden menar är relevanta. Som datainsamlingsmetod valde jag att använda mig av gruppintervjuer. Sammanlagt deltog elva elever i undersökningen. Resultatet från mina gruppintervjuer diskuteras sedan mot den forskning jag presenterat i tidigare avsnitt samt mot olika gymnasieskolans olika styrdokument. Mitt resultat visar att det finns en vilja hos elever att i större utsträckning få diskutera och praktisera kunskaper kring främlingsfientlighet och mångkultur än vad de upplever att de idag får göra. Resultatet pekar även på att fler kulturmöten i skolan skulle verka positivt till att utveckla förståelse och tolerans gentemot människor från främmande kulturer. / The purpose with this study is to investigate high school students’ perspective on education, xenophobia and multiculture. In my literature review I present what scholars find relevant around these areas. I decided to use group interviews as a method of collecting data. Altogether eleven students participated in the study. Later I discuss the results from my group interviews in comparison towards the research I`ve presented in earlier sections of the study and the national curriculum of upper secondary school. My results point out that the student’s wishes to discuss and practice knowledge about xenophobia and multicultural more often than they experience they are allowed to do in these days. The result also points out that multi-cultural encounter develop the student’s ability to comprehend and to be more tolerant towards people from foreign cultures.

Taiwan is a country colonized by various regimes over the past four hundred years. The research first adopted the narrative inquiry-an autobiography on my journey to find my Taiwanese identity and mother tongue loss. Secondly, a phenomenological study on three Taiwanese families was conducted to secure an in-depth complex understanding on the scope and extent of the language loss phenomenon in Taiwan, of the thoughts and feelings about losing mother tongues, of the role of political power, the colonial history and other sociocultural contexts in the language loss phenomenon in Taiwan. Ten features and eleven themes were identified in this study. The political power and colonial history are important factors of mother tongue loss among my three participant families.

Taiwan is a country colonized by various regimes over the past four hundred years. The research first adopted the narrative inquiry-an autobiography on my journey to find my Taiwanese identity and mother tongue loss. Secondly, a phenomenological study on three Taiwanese families was conducted to secure an in-depth complex understanding on the scope and extent of the language loss phenomenon in Taiwan, of the thoughts and feelings about losing mother tongues, of the role of political power, the colonial history and other sociocultural contexts in the language loss phenomenon in Taiwan. Ten features and eleven themes were identified in this study. The political power and colonial history are important factors of mother tongue loss among my three participant families.

This study focuses on multiculture from a teacher's point of view. Five teachers, all working in a governmental school in Banaras were interviewed about their thoughts on multiculture and how they act in the classroom. The question formulations are the following: How do the teachers in a governmental school in Banaras approach and work with the religious diversity that exists in the classroom? In what ways are the teachers in a governmental school in Banaras observing and working with the students’ different culture? What are the thoughts about teaching and school situations with students from different socioeconomic backgrounds among teachers who work in a governmental school in Banaras? The theory in this study is an intercultural perspective which we used by using multicultural learning, culture and language. The conclusion is that the teachers are working in a inclusive way in a diverse school in Banaras, India.

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The increased multiculturalism and globalization in both Sweden and Swedish classrooms poses new demands on history education. This knowledge overview aims to answer questions regarding Eurocentrism, one in which we dive into the consequences of the eurocentric history view and the other where we look into alternative methods to work with or against Eurocentrism in history education. The Methods to execute this knowledge overview was through a systematic search for relevant research, in which the databases Swepub och Google Scholar was used. The collected material was also supplemented with material given by a professor at Malmö University. The result in this overview conveys that there is in fact an eurocentric view in the Swedish curriculum and in history textbooks, which reflects the education that some teachers conduct. It leads to limited history knowledge and therefore are the pupils not given an equitable education. Furthermore, the presence of Eurocentrism in history education leads to structural discrimination and symbolic violence against students of ethnic backgrounds other than Swedish, as their own experiences and identities are disregarded and excluded. Regarding the second question, research outlines various methods for teachers to address and approach Eurocentrism in education. These methods tackle Eurocentrism differently, including approaches like historical self-reflection and incorporating additional narratives. Most of the methods have their own set of pros and cons, requiring adaptation based on the student composition within the classroom.