Intercultural communication and education : Finnish perspectives

In the context of cultural and economic globalization, intercultural communication is of central importance for the study of social and educational processes and practices.

This volume contains contributions on conceptual issues as well as case studies on intercultural communication and education in Finland.

Some of the contributions were first presented at the conference « Enhancing the Visibility and Collaboration of Researchers in Intercultural Communication and Education in Finland which took place at the University of Turku, Finland, in October 2004.

The other collected articles offer various contrasting perspectives on issues related to interculturality.