MULTICULTURALISM

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MULTICULTURALISM
By Rizalina G. Gomez, Ph.D.
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Multiculturalism is a policy that emphasizes
the unique characteristics of different cultures,
especially as they relate to one another in
receiving nations
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Multicultural Education

• An emerging discipline whose aim is to create
  equal educational opportunities from diverse
  racial, ethnic, social class and cultural groups.

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Multiculturalism is a public policy approach
for managing cultural diversity in a multiethnic
society, officially stressing mutual respect and
tolerance for cultural differences within a
countrys borders. Emphasis Unique
characteristics of different cultures.
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Referents of Multiculturalism

• Demographic-descriptive usage
• -occurs where the word multicultural refers
  to the existence of linguistically, culturally
  and ethnically diverse segments in the population
  of a society or state

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• 2. Ideological-normative usage
• - constitutes a specific focus towards the
  management and organization of governmental
  responses to ethnic diversity

3. Programmatic-political usage - refers to
specific policies developed to respond and manage
ethnic diversity
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Multicultural Education

• An emerging discipline whose aim is to create
  equal educational opportunities from diverse
  racial, ethnic, social class and cultural groups

• A progressive approach for transforming education
  that holistically critiques and addresses current
  shortcomings, failings and discriminator
  practices in education

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Approaches to Multicultural Education
Social Action
Transformation
Additive
Contribution
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Dimensions to Multicultural Education
Equity Pedagogy
Content Integration
Prejudice reduction
Empowering school culture and social structure
Knowledge Construction Process
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References

• Vega, Violeta A, Nelia Prieto G. Carreon, Myrna
  L. (2006) Social Dimensions of EducationManila
  Lorimar Publishing Company