Author(s)

Lu Chen ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming, China

Corresponding Author

Lu Chen

ABSTRACT

Multicultural education, deeply entrenched in the tenets of democracy, endeavors to foster citizens imbued with critical thinking and social adeptness. It embarks not merely on the surface-level reconfiguration of curricula but rather plunges into a profound metamorphosis of educational paradigms, entailing comprehensive organizational restructuring and curriculum overhauls. As articulated by James A. Banks, multicultural education transcends being a mere conceptual framework; it evolves as both a movement for educational reform and an ongoing journey towards the fundamental objective of ensuring equitable educational opportunities for all learners. Rooted in the ethos of inclusivity, multicultural education strives to facilitate equitable access to education in heterogeneous societies, whilst nurturing and perpetuating the cultural ethos of diverse ethnicities and fostering a climate of understanding and reverence towards disparate cultural identities.

KEYWORDS

Multicultural Education, Cultural Diversity, Teacher Competence

CITE THIS PAPER

Lu Chen, Implementation paths and development directions of multicultural education. Applied & Educational Psychology (2024) Vol. 5: 41-47. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/appep.2024.050407.

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