THE ROLE OF MULTICULTURAL AND GLOBAL EDUCATION IN PROMOTION OF PEACE, TOLERANCE AND UNDERSTANDING IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

Abstract

This research analyzes, in historical and analytical way, the post-war development of education, the problems that contemporary education faces, and the purpose of multicultural and global education in the promotion of peace, tolerance and understanding in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Because of the author’s personal multicultural renaissance, this work should generate greater interest among the educators and researchers around the world, because the multicultural variety is the characteristic of the 21st century. Since Bosnia-Herzegovina represents a multicultural miniature world, the research about multi-cultural and global education, and their influences and contributions to multi-cultural life and tolerance in our country are truly an imperative of the present time. Even though this research was based on historical and analytical methods, the analysis of the problems, the results and recommendations for future research, could be of a great significance for the contemporary educators, who face the multi-cultural challenges every day. The author has briefly explained the post-war problems education faces. He also suggested how multicultural and global education could efficiently respond to these challenges. The author also hopes that this research will wake up the lethargic multi-cultural consciousness of educators, who, as a result, could put these, even though somewhat generalized, recommendations into practice, and who could continue with more insightful and specific research.