Conclusions and Suggestions for Improving European Education Policies

Abstract

In the concluding chapter, we draw together the main arguments and results of the research, highlighting the differences and similarities between the education policy documents produced by the European Union and the Council of Europe. We also provide suggestions for improving future education policies to better encompass the concerns about the lack of dialogue in a diversified but also polarized Europe. Education policy documents dealing with intercultural dialogue act as important guidelines for tackling racism, chauvinism, xenophobia, homophobia, and other forms of prejudice in Europe. As policies function as 'actants' that create webs of meanings and action, it is crucial that policy documents are conceptually well formulated and clear and reflect today's societies. Lastly, we suggest new a conceptual means-cultural literacyto enhance and implement intercultural dialogue in education.