MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION IN
INDONESIA
Oki Dermawan
Dosen Fakultas
Tarbiyah dan Keguruan
IAIN Raden
Intan Lampung
Abstract
Indonesia
is one of the most multicultural countries in the world. This fact can be seen
from the sociocultural and geographically so diverse and widespread.
Multicultural education offers an alternative through the implementation of
educational strategies and concepts based on the utilization of the diversity
that exists in society, especially for the students such as have ethnic
diversity, culture, language, religion, social status, gender, ability, age,
etc.. In multicultural education, teachers are not only required to master but
also teach professionally the subjects
taught. More than that, an educator must also be able to instill the values of
multicultural education such as democracy, humanism, and pluralism as well as
instill religious values to the students. In turn, the resulting out-put of the
school are not only proficient in accordance with the disciplines practiced,
but also able to apply the values of understanding and respect for diversity.
Keywords:
Multicultural Education, Diversity and Religious