Research Group on Culture, Diversity and Development

Description

The Research Group on Culture, Diversity and Development-CUDIDE was founded in 2011 in the Department of Research Methods and Educational Diagnosis (MIDE) of the Universitat de València. General Study (UVeG) with the aim of contributing, through research, to the theoretical and practical development of aspects related to cultural diversity and personal development.

In particular, we work on intercultural competences, intercultural education, cultural and gender diversity, mobility and migratory processes, among others. The conducted research is approached from an interdisciplinary perspective since the group, led by Carmen Carmona Rodríguez, is made up of professionals from different specialisations: Education, Psychology and Social Sciences. Moreover, by collaborating with different universities in different countries (Spain, United States, Germany, Holland, United Kingdom and Canada), we have the possibility of accessing a wide range of realities, social groups and policies that enrich the work carried out.

People who are part of this research team are interested in promoting research of quality and excellence, from a social and educational approach that provides results of social interest and usefulness.

Goals CT

The main aim of the research group is to study the factors and processes that are involved in the "bidirectional adaptation and integration of people in a diversity of cultural contexts" of different age groups, including the formal and non-formal environment, taking into account the personal, social, professional and political context from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Research lines

Migration, education, cultural diversity and intercultural competences

Higher education and mobility. Intercultural competences and well-being. Training in intercultural competences. Migration processes and personal balance. Cultural identity and acculturation processes. Language and cultural diversity. Cultural stereotypes and minorities. Gender and migration processes. Gender identities and “new environments”. Acculturation processes and cultural shock. Communication and intercultural mediation. Mobility and migration policies. ICT resources, communication and migration processes. Citizenship, participation and cultural diversity.

Management