THE ATTITUDES OF THE BULGARIAN TEACHERS TO THE LITERACY OF THE STUDENTS IN THE MULTICULTURAL CLASSROOM

Authors

  • Nina Gerdzhikova Acc. Prof., D.sc. Nina Gerdzhikova, University of Plovdiv, 24 Tzar Asen St., Plovdiv, Bulgaria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53555/ephijer.v2i2.25

Keywords:

Multiculturalism, literacy, education, ethnicity

Abstract

This article presents the results of a study among 255 teachers from all educational levels in Bulgaria. The literacy is defined as a linguistic and cultural phenomenon. The results of the frequency and dispersion test reveal contradictions in the assessments of the teachers.

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Published

2019-12-27