Uncovering the Knowledge Box: Exploring Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Intersectionality of Race, Skin Colour and Class in Education

Abstract

This study highlights the importance of providing a global education so that students are prepared for and aware of the wider world. The study explored the lived experiences of Adult Cross-Cultural Kids within education, and their cross-cultural perspectives on how the intersectionality of race, skin colour and class impacts life in and out of school. The key highlights include that education needs to better prepare students for the world; ensure that students are aware of people, places and events globally; provide different perspectives and critical discourse; and that internationalism should be embedded within the workforce, pedagogy and learning culture. Participants in the study also highlighted the impact of cultural inequality on their own learning. This study suggests that cultural bias and hierarchy within existing curricula, pedagogy and institutional cultures should be addressed by increasing diversity and intercultural competence to embrace and harness different cultures, perspectives and epistemologies.