Multicultural Education in Korea

Abstract

This study seeks to identify the development process of multicultural education in Korea, especially in urban areas. Concerning this issue, the paper focuses on two interrelated processes: the first is Korean society’s transition as a major source of multicultural education, the other is multicultural education policy and the related research development process. With regard to these two points, this paper-study examines how Korea has shifted into a multicultural society, how the concept of multicultural families in Korean society has been constructed and reconstructed, and the development of research and policies concerning multicultural education. On the basis of such theoretical discussions, and by addressing the issues they set forth, this study aims to develop a new direction for the development of multicultural education in Korea.