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Pedagogical Culture of the Internationalization of Education

Pedagogical culture consists of values, beliefs, traditions and customs in which the educational dimension of the school is emphasized. Teachers can be the initiators of changes in the pedagogical culture of a school, since they, through their active participation in lifelong learning, contribute to the hidden curriculum of the school. In schools with a positive pedagogical culture, teachers develop professionally, cooperate, are collegial and transfer the acquired competences to their school community. A positive school culture supports lifelong learning, shared vision, collegiality and collaboration.Literature review identifies different pedagogical cultures and related pedagogies such as the culture of internationalization, globalization, standardization, ranking and privatization of education, culture of a virtual world and open pedagogical sources. This paper reviews the literature on pedagogical cultures as well as international and national documents that provide teachers with lifelong learning programs through mobility and projects. Pedagogical culture should encourage the internationalization of education by which teachers gain new competences and experiences through international cooperation. The Republic of Croatia signed a number of normative and strategic development documents that promote the vision of the development of European society as a social community that encourages lifelong learning. Through lifelong learning via mobility and international projects, teachers adapt to new global challenges, meet other cultures and gain new experiences with which they strengthen themselves and transfer the philosophy of intercultural education to the culture of their school. Teachers should be the intercultural mediators who will enter into relationships with different cultures, create a positive school culture that recognizes diversity as a value, and as such position themselves in the local community, while contributing to the transformation of education.

intercultural education, internationalization of education, pedagogical culture of a school

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