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Nektaria Palaiologou is Assistant Professor of Intercultural Education in the Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education at the University of Western Macedonia (UoWM) and is currently a board member of the International Association for Intercultural Education (IAIE). She is an Associate Editor of the journal Intercultural Education (Taylor and Francis). Nektaria Palaiologou has written three books on Intercultural Education in Greek and has translated and edited, also in Greek, two international books (Prof. Gundara's Intercultural Europe: Diversity and Social Policy and Prof. Banks' Diversity and Citizenship Education). As Guest Editor, she recently published a special issue of the journal Intercultural Education entitled "Intercultural Education: New Century, New Needs. Conceptual and Empirical Challenges" (August 2011, Vol. 22, No. 4). Her current research interests focus on educational issues and policies for migrant children in Greece, and on teachers' education and training in the field of Intercultural Education.Gunther Dietz is currently Research Professor in Intercultural Studies at Universidad Veracruzana in Xalapa, Mexico. His latest books include Multiculturalism, Interculturality and Diversity in Education (Waxmann, 2009), Islam in Education in European Countries (co-editor; Waxmann, 2009) and Interculturalidad y educación intercultural en México (co-author, Mexico-City, 2011). From 2010–2012, he served as General Secretary of the International Association for Intercultural Education (IAIE).