From equality and inclusion to cultural pluralism – Evolution and effects of cultural diversity perspectives in schoolsFootnote^*

* This review is based on the keynote lecture I gave as the recipient of the 2015 George Butterworth Young Scientist Award at the European Conference for Developmental Psychology, which was held in Braga, Portugal, in September 2015.

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