Multicultural Education Across Borders: A Curricular Analysis of British Columbia, New York State, and South Korea

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Abstract

This study seeks to examine how different regions in various countries incorporate the notion of multicultural education into their official curricular documents. We adopt James Banks’ theory of five dimensions of multicultural education as our theoretical framework, which includes content integration, equity pedagogy, knowledge construction, prejudice reduction, and empowering school culture. The findings indicate marked differences among the three regions in the interpretation, addressing, and promotion of multicultural education within early childhood curricula. Notably, each region’s perception of multicultural education was contextual; the findings offer insight into each region’s current state of diversity and inclusion.

Authors

• Hyeyoung Ghim, University of Missouri - Kansas City

• Yeonghwi Ryu, Gwangju National University of Education