Abstract
This contribution draws on Czech teachers ideas about multicultural education at a time when the teaching of multicultural education has become obligatory for primary and secondary schools. After describing the broader context within which this reform has taken place specifically, the transformation of the educational system and the changing ethnic mosaic of the Czech Republic.
We present results of a qualitative research study of Czech teachers ideas about multicultural education. On 24th September 2004 a new School Act was adopted in the Czech Republic, changing both the structure and content of school education.
One of the implications of the Act is the introduction of multicultural education (MCE) as an obligatory part of new curricula in primary and secondary schools. The process of education change of which the School Act is a part is undoubtedly very complex with many key players and many factors influencing its results.
Teachers have a special significance in this process since educational cha