Abstract
Multicultural education is also interpreted as a social policy based on the principles of preservation of culture and mutual reverence between all cultural groups in a society. Basically, multicultural education is a national education program that multicultural community can participate in creating a democracy that is ideal for the nation. The study design was research and development while adapted the design of the models by McKenny. The research procedure was based on 10 drafts from Borg and Gall, which then were modified into 3 phases, namely: 1) Preliminary studies conducted at schools in Central Java-Indonesia; 2) development of multicultural learning designs a design development; and 3) testing the feasibility of multicultural learning products. The findings of this study state that the implementation of multicultural education can be carried out through curriculum at every level of education, student program and habituation in the daily learning process both in the school and family environment. The insertion of multicultural education can be carried out through planting the values of multiculturalism into the curriculum or learning activities which are responsive to promote respect for diversity: racial, ethnic, cultural, religious, and territorial between citizens and more importantly, the discourse of value of local wisdom education can be implemented within the scope of a family as the smallest social institution.
Highlights
The definition of multicultural education includes experiences that shape public perception of religion, social status, cultural identity, language, race, ethnicity, and territorial [1]
With the basic view which is rooted in the structure of racial inequality, the multicultural education paradigm respects all elements of society in Indonesia, such as those of ethnic, racial, social, territorial, religious, cultural, and language
Indonesia needs to develop the concept of multicultural education as a foundation for strengthening national identity
Summary
The definition of multicultural education includes experiences that shape public perception of religion, social status, cultural identity, language, race, ethnicity, and territorial [1]. Multicultural education is an idea and a movement of educational reform and the process that aims to change the structure of educational institutions and family so that students as members of racial, ethnic, religious, territorial, and diverse cultures have equal way of looking at the life of Indonesia as a nation. Pluralism on the one hand is a social force and diversity is beautiful when in synergy with each other and work together to build the nation. A plurality if not managed and nurtured wisely, can trigger conflict and violence that could destabilize the joints life of the nation. Discourse and implementation of multicultural values find its place, which means that multicultural education becomes an important factor [2]
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