POSSIBILITIES OF MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION AT UNIVERSITIES IN SLOVAK REPUBLIC

Abstract

In today’s society there is a growing contact of diverse cultures’ members in the Slovakia territory and therefore each individual should have the basic knowledge necessary for life in the multicultural society. We consider participation in the educational process at all levels of the educational system in the Slovak republic as a significant way of acquiring knowledge for individuals. We focus on the educational process at universities in Slovakia. This process is connected with the need for the implementation of education in various areas. The presented article points out the education at the Slovak universities connected with multicultural education. For this reason, it is necessary to focus on the possibilities and ways of implementation and development of multicultural education in the universities educational process. We should clarify the attitudes and opinions of the university students that are connected with multicultural education. We should also map the ways of multicultural education supporting the realization of multicultural education by the view of university students. 200 university students attended an empirical survey. Data collection were based on the use of a pre-prepared questionnaire. Obtained data were processed and then the data were analyzed by using statistical software SPSS 20 in April 2016.