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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RFDS</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Regional Formation and Development Studies</journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub">2351-6542</issn>
      <issn pub-type="ppub">2029-9370</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>KU</publisher-name>
      </publisher>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">13_TOMOVA</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15181/rfds.v42i1.2619</article-id>
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        <article-title>The Potential of Christmas Markets for the Development of Positive Attitudes Towards Diversity: Students’ Ideas</article-title>
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      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Tomova</surname>
            <given-names>Ekaterina</given-names>
          </name>
          <email xlink:href="mailto:eztomova@uni-sofia.bg">eztomova@uni-sofia.bg</email>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="j_RFDS_aff_000"/>
        </contrib>
        <aff id="j_RFDS_aff_000">Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski</aff>
      </contrib-group>
      <volume>43</volume>
      <issue>2</issue>
      <fpage>152</fpage>
      <lpage>163</lpage>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub">
        <day>11</day>
        <month>07</month>
        <year>2024</year>
      </pub-date>
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      <abstract>
        <p>The paper presents the results of a study conducted with 18 students, future teachers. In the course of the study, the students are instructed</p>
        <p>to design an activity (activities) in a Christmas market, with the focus being the implementation of educational interactions</p>
        <p>aimed at developing positive attitudes in children towards diversity. Students are requested to submit their work in the form of a text</p>
        <p>or a presentation. The aim of the study is to establish to what extent attending Christmas markets is likely to facilitate the development</p>
        <p>of positive attitudes in children towards diversity. The main tasks are to analyse the students’ texts, to ascertain the presence or</p>
        <p>absence of educational opportunities in their proposed activities, and to systematise and interpret the results. The research methods</p>
        <p>used are theoretical analysis, content analysis, and rating scale.</p>
      </abstract>
      <kwd-group>
        <label>Keywords</label>
        <kwd>diversity</kwd>
        <kwd>intercultural competence</kwd>
        <kwd>education</kwd>
        <kwd>teachers</kwd>
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        <label>JEL CODES</label>
        <kwd>I29</kwd>
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