The Potential of Christmas Markets for the Development of Positive Attitudes Towards Diversity: Students’ Ideas

The paper presents the results of a study conducted with 18 students, future teachers. In the course of the study, the students are instructed to design an activity (activities) in a Christmas market, with the focus being the implementation of educational interactions aimed at developing positive attitudes in children towards diversity. Students are requested to submit their work in the form of a text or a presentation. The aim of the study is to establish to what extent attending Christmas markets is likely to facilitate the development of positive attitudes in children towards diversity. The main tasks are to analyse the students’ texts, to ascertain the presence or absence of educational opportunities in their proposed activities, and to systematise and interpret the results. The research methods used are theoretical analysis, content analysis, and rating scale.