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Intercultural Dialogue and Inclusive Education

From Europe to Mandela’s South Africa and Tagore’s India

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Intercultural dialogue and the importance of education has been a recurring theme for Nelson Mandela, as a lifelong learner throughout his life. Intercultural dialogue facilitated by the inclusive educational environment of various African tribes and white colonialists at his Methodist English high school, Healdtown, helped to form Mandela’s unique hybrid identity.

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Mukherjee, M. (2017). Intercultural Dialogue and Inclusive Education. In: Soudien, C. (eds) Nelson Mandela. Comparative and International Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-908-9_8

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