Worksheet: Research activity.

Questionnaire
Worksheet. Research activity. Interview

Questions
a How diverse is the population in your town / area? How many
people have different ethnic origins? Which religions are
represented in your area? Which cultures are represented in
this area.. Give evidence (buildings, housing, shops, festivals,
etc.) with pictures.
b Do all religions and cultures have the same rights?
c Are there any different cultures of your area / town represented
in your school?
d What is the school policy about the representation of the
various cultures in your school?
e What about religious education at your school?
f What are the positive effects of a multi-cultural representation
of students at school?
g Does the government have any policy as regards the promotion
of multicultural education?
h Have you ever had any experience with multicultural schooling
during your youth?
Names of people we interviewed.
Names

age

M/F

profession, etc

Zindzi

25

Student

Zoe

22

Student at Rotterdam
Graphics lyceum.

Andrew

45

ICT-Developer at Omroep
Zeeland

Housewife

Bianca

39

Kees

48

ICT-Developer at Arduin

Shirley

47

Zorgstroom employee.

Outcomes of the questionnaire

Answer question a
How diverse is the population in your town / area?
Very diverse, we have people from all kinds of origins.
How many people have different ethnic origins?
A lot, there's a big moluccan population, moroccans and turks.
Which religions are represented in your area?
Mainly Christians and Muslims.
Zindzis answer on question b:
Do all religions and cultures have the same rights?
- The Surinam culture has the same rights as the Netherlands, same
rights for women as for men. Only if youre gay, it wouldnt be so easy for
you in the Surinam culture. There is a lot of problems with being accepted
if youre gay.
Zoes answer on question b:
Do all religions and cultures have the same rights?
- I dont think so, every culture and religion has different rights, some are
the same but for example I know that In some cultures homosexuality isnt
accepted and the women have less rights than the men.
Questions c principal school
Question d principal school
Question e principal school
Rosas answer on question f:
What are the positive effects of a multi-cultural representation of
students at school?
-

Student learn more about other cultures and this prevents prejudices
and stereotyping. Which is a good thing, it also prevents discrimination
and racism.
I like that we have a multicultural school because every culture has its
own beauty and celebrations and I think you can learn a lot from their
way of thinking and their way of living.

Andrews answer on question h:

Have you ever had any experience with multicultural
schooling during your youth?
-

No. I used to live in the UK, and in the region I come from, almost
everyone was Christian.

Biancas answer on question h:

Have you ever had any experience with multicultural
schooling during your youth?
-

No. I used to go to a Christian school in Middelburg. I didnt really know

anyone from other cultures than Christian.

Processing outcomes
With some people we asked at the end if they thought that multicultural
schooling is a good thing or not. Most of them thought that it is a good thing
because otherwise the distance between certain cultures becomes even greater
than it already is. Racism and stereotyping could increase if we didnt have
multicultural schools.