This course aims to introduce students to state-of-the art social-psychological approaches to social diversity and intercultural relations in the school context. It covers the theoretical understanding of intercultural relations, human development and its impact on social inclusion and exclusion, especially for children and adolescents; the module also addresses school based social interventions that promote the benefits of cultural and social diversity.

The module covers key areas in social and cross-cultural psychology relevant to work with diversity in the school context. There are 5 main areas addressed, as follows: 1: define concepts that are instrumental to the understanding of social diversity and intercultural relations in the school context; 2: describe the prevalence of social inclusion and exclusion in childhood and adolescence associated to different dimensions of social diversity; 3: describe, integrate and apply classic and contemporary theories on the development of social inclusion and exclusion in childhood and adolescence to the design of school based interventions; 4: integrate conceptual and methodological principles of social interventions in designing a school based intervention; 5: describe and critically assess empirically tested school based interventions to promote the inclusion of social diversity and positive intergroup relations at school.

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to: - define and assess key concepts related to social diversity and intercultural relations in the school context; - identify and describe classic and contemporary theories on the development of social inclusion and exclusion in childhood and adolescence; - describe the general principles of school based social interventions; - assess theoretically based and empirically supported school interventions to include social diversity and promote positive intercultural relations in the school context.

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to: - manifest intercultural sensitivity - display empathy and awareness for children and adolescents within schools with diversity

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The main teaching methodology for this course are lectures in order to introduce central topics from the field of social developmental psychology and diversity and intercultural relations at school. Active and collaborative methods of teaching and learning (class discussions; group exercises and presentations) will be used so as help students develop a critical knowledge of school based interventions relevant to promote positive intercultural relations in the school context. The group assignment where students have to address from an intervention perspective a specific social problem related to social diversity and intercultural relations in the school context will facilitate a deeper and critical understanding of how theory informs social interventions. The student is at the center of the teaching-learning process. To this end, the expository approach is complemented with active and collaborative methods of teaching and learning. The pedagogical perspective of the course strongly values an active role of the student in the discussion of the subjects presented in class, and the enrollment in individual and group exercises proposed by the teachers. There are a range of activities used to evaluate student performance and learning.