Pedagogy and Intercultural Competence: Implications for Education

The article is the outcome of a theoretical reflection on the nature of the interpretative category of ‘intercultural competence’ and on how it can be promoted at school. The author, starting from a revision work of the pedagogical scientific literature related to the concepts of pedagogy and intercultural competence, then review some actions (at educational, curricular and institutional levels) that the Institutes can carry out to favor the full inclusion and the well-being of students as well as all the actors involved in the school system. These actions include: the student mobility and the school internationalization, the establishment of partnerships with organizations and institutions that (at various levels) deal with the intercultural education in the territory, activities emphasizing the multiple perspectives, in general, the enhancement of relationality.