Keyword: «multicultural competence»

The characteristic of the ethnocultural approach and its advantages while working with the family are given.Data of the empirical research aimed at studying of difficult life situation characteristics and its resolution in mono-ethnic and inter-ethnic families are given. The necessity for the development of multicultural competence in students of the “social work” direction and in specialists of social protection institutions is revealed.

The article shows the prerequisites and the need for multicultural education at school. The bases of multicultural education on the example of domestic and foreign researches are analyzed. The problems arising during its implementation in the pedagogical process are noted. Attention is drawn to the insufficient willingness of the teaching staff of schools to work in the conditions of multicultural education. The main emphasis was placed on the American education system, as the level of ethnic, religious and cultural diversity in this country is quite high, and the teaching experience is extensive.