Abstract

<p style="text-align:justify">This research aims to examine the current situation of multicultural education in elementary schools. Therefore, the views of the classroom teachers on multicultural education have been examined and multicultural education activities have been observed in the classes. Having a case study research method which is considered as one of the qualitative research designs, the study hosts a total of 15 classroom teachers who worked in the province of Elazig during the 2016 and 2017 academic year. The maximum variation sampling method has been used in the research. The research has employed semi-structured interview and observation forms. The research data has been analyzed through content analysis. Research results have revealed that most of the teachers perceive multicultural education as education presented to the individuals with different ethnic identities. Teachers' perceptions towards multicultural education have been identified to be similar in terms of their gender, seniority and educational status. Teachers mostly do student-centred activities related to multicultural education, use drama and case studies in their classes. While practising multicultural education, teachers mostly encounter with student-related problems. The majority of the people have recommended that parents be trained on the relevant subject. Similar results have emerged in the observations made by the researcher. Based on the research findings, several recommendations have been provided. Primary school curricula should be organized taking multicultural education into consideration, and the problems identified by teachers should be eliminated by those concerned.</p>

Highlights

  • Constituting the identity of society and approving its distinctness from other societies, culture is a concept that varies in different definitions and perspectives

  • Word cloud analysis has depicted that classroom teachers perceive multicultural education as the education which is mostly received by different ethnic identities

  • This research is conducted on how the current situation related to multicultural education in elementary schools

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Introduction

Constituting the identity of society and approving its distinctness from other societies, culture is a concept that varies in different definitions and perspectives. In the twenty-first century science, rapid developments have been experienced in science, art and technology, and the nations have interacted with one another Thanks to this interaction, individuals with different cultural characteristics have begun to recognize each other's cultural characteristics and influenced by their cultural characteristics. Wars taking place since the beginning of the twentieth century have led individuals to migrate and live together with individuals who possess different cultural characteristics. This gives rise to the emergence of the concept of multiculturalism.

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