Possibilities and Limitations of Korean Multicultural Education: Listening to Multicultural Students in South Korean Schools

• In Event: Roundtable Session 52
  In Roundtable Session: Global Perspectives in Multicultural Education

Abstract

This ethnographic study looks at the school experiences of multicultural students in South Korea as a way to explore possibilities and limitations of Korean multicultural education. I use the term multicultural students to refer to the students who come from families with at least one foreign-born parent. In addition to adding to the body of literature on the topic of multicultural education as a tool to promote social justice both in and out of schools, it aims to offer practical suggestions to both educators and policy makers in South Korea to better meet the needs of their multicultural students who are experiencing academic and social difficulties both in and out of schools.

Author

• Gilbert C. Park, Ball State University