Migration has traditionally encompassed the concepts of emigration and immigration. Emigration was the action of leaving a country to go to another one and immigration was entering a different country. However, the negative connotations acquired by the latter term over the years, largely owing to the media, has led to the spread and simple use of migration. Immigration has become a synonym of invasion, abuse of identity documents, mafias, unemployment, violence, crime, drugs, illegality, cultural deviation, religious fanatism and intolerance, backwardness, etc., while the term migration refers to leaving one's place of origin, either temporarily or permanently, for reasons related to work, family or any other motivation that influences quality of life. Drawing from this idea, this article provides an analysis and theoretical discussion on the origin and evolution of migration movements and their effects on host countries, specifically focusing on the case of Spain, refugees' situation and how the area of education should respond to fight the growing wave of racism and xenophobia in current western multicultural societies, so that a new global citizenship that is more inclusive and diverse can be built. Refugiados: una nueva educación intercultural para una ciudadanía global Resumen Tradicionalmente, la migración ha englobado los conceptos de emigración e inmigración. La emigración era el acto de salir de un país para dirigirte a otro y la inmigración la entrada en otro país. Sin embargo, la connotación negativa que ha adquirido este segundo término a lo José Luis Parejo--Llanos, Inés Ruiz--Requies y Ainoa González--Pedraza 114 Revista Electrónica Interuniversitaria de Formación del Profesorado (REIFOP) largo de los años, en gran parte debido a los medios de comunicación, ha provocado que se generalice y se hable únicamente de migración. La inmigración se ha convertido en sinónimo de invasión, de abuso de los papeles identificatorios, con las mafias, de desempleo, de violencia, de crimen, de drogas, de ilegalidad, de desviación cultural, de fanatismo e intolerancia religiosa, de atraso, etc. Mientras que el término migración se refiere a toda persona que abandona su lugar de origen, de manera temporal o permanente, por motivos laborales, familiares o de cualquier otra índole, que influyan en su calidad de vida. Partiendo de esta idea, este artículo realiza un análisis y discusión teórica sobre el origen y evolución de los movimientos migratorios y sus efectos en los países de acogida, centrándonos, en el caso de España, en la situación de los refugiados y la respuesta que desde el ámbito educativo ha de darse para combatir la creciente ola de racismo y xenofobia presente en las sociedades occidentales multiculturales y la configuración de una nueva ciudadanía global, más inclusiva y diversa. Palabras claveRefugiados; programas interculturales; ciudadanía; diversidad.

Globalisation has brought about great social and economic impact, as well as great challenges. Major developments have taken place in the mobility of capital and, to a lesser extent, of goods; not so in the mobility of people seeking asylum due to persecution and war. This article approaches the phenomenon of migration, particularly of refugees, as learning content for early childhood. The research is presented from a qualitative approach based on the results of a project on this topic implemented in a rural school in Spain. The results of the data analysis reveal that children attribute external reasons, of survival, to the refugees’ forced departure from their country of origin. The children’s imaginary reproduces the social construction of adults on the status and situation of refugees, and they also show a critical attitude towards the violation of human rights and the abuse of fellow children. Finally, respect, cultural empathy and social commitment in the face of injustice are presented as fundamental values for education in global citizenship from the earliest stages of schooling.