Critical Review and Suggestion on Multicultural Education of the Ministry of Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Hanup Jang ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Ministry Of Education

scholarly journals Responding to diversity: a review of recent education policy and language curriculum reform in Ontario

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devon Franklin
Keyword(s):  
Education Policy ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Curriculum Reform ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Minority Population ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Language Curriculum ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
School Programs ◽  
Racial Ethnic

The province of Ontario continues to be the destination of more than 50 percent of all immigrants to Canada (Ontario Ministry of Education, 2009). With a large visible minority population, as well as linguistic and faith-based diversity, there is increasing pressure on the education system to ensure that all students have the opportunity to thrive academically and develop personally (Ontario Ministry of Education, 2009; Canadian School Boards Association, 2007; Muj & Hamdan, 2013). This study uses classical content analysis to test the 1997 and 2006 versions of the Ontario language curriculum for Grades 3 and 6 against the James Banks’ model for ensuring racial, ethnic and cultural diversity is reflected in school programs. This model is essential for assessing the degree to which the curriculum document itself reflects the priorities set-out by the Ministry of Education in Ontario, and whether these priorities align with the principles of multicultural education. Keywords: Multiculturalism, education policy, multicultural education, language education, diversity

scholarly journals Theoretical approach of teaching lithosphere in junior high school: A critical review of the content and objectives defined by the curriculum of the Ministry of Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 1024
Author(s):  
G. Leontakianakos ◽  
C. Vrachas ◽  
G. Baziotis ◽  
G. Soultati ◽  
G. Fermeli
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Theoretical Approach ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Curriculum Content ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Research Hypothesis ◽  
The Subject

The purpose of this study is an attempt to define the lithosphere concept, as described in the textbook “Geology-Geography” of the 1st Grade of junior highschool. Further we investigate whether the objectives of the corresponding chapter are being implemented according to the curriculum of the Ministry of Education. The main research hypothesis concentrates on the very limited cognitive background of the students regarding the lithosphere. It is based on the absence of a wellorganized framework of proportional and gradually increased and specialized flow of knowledge, as suggest the few generalised concepts on the subject of Geography taught on the 5th and 6th grade of the Primary School. According to the Curriculum of the “Geology–Geography” of the Ministry of Education, the lithosphere chapter requires fifteen didactic hours for a sum of nine complexes, mostly cognitive objectives. However, the textbook contains only five didactic hours, an indicator of an asymmetric state of the Curriculum. Our opinion about curriculum content itself, which describes the lithosphere, compared to the strictly scientific definition, is that it represents a simplistic approach and consequently the materialization of the cognitive goals is doubtful.

scholarly journals Responding to diversity: a review of recent education policy and language curriculum reform in Ontario

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devon Franklin
Keyword(s):  
Education Policy ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Curriculum Reform ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Minority Population ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Language Curriculum ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
School Programs ◽  
Racial Ethnic

The province of Ontario continues to be the destination of more than 50 percent of all immigrants to Canada (Ontario Ministry of Education, 2009). With a large visible minority population, as well as linguistic and faith-based diversity, there is increasing pressure on the education system to ensure that all students have the opportunity to thrive academically and develop personally (Ontario Ministry of Education, 2009; Canadian School Boards Association, 2007; Muj & Hamdan, 2013). This study uses classical content analysis to test the 1997 and 2006 versions of the Ontario language curriculum for Grades 3 and 6 against the James Banks’ model for ensuring racial, ethnic and cultural diversity is reflected in school programs. This model is essential for assessing the degree to which the curriculum document itself reflects the priorities set-out by the Ministry of Education in Ontario, and whether these priorities align with the principles of multicultural education. Keywords: Multiculturalism, education policy, multicultural education, language education, diversity

scholarly journals Theoretical approach of teaching lithosphere in junior high school: A critical review of the content and objectives defined by the curriculum of the Ministry of Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 1024
Author(s):  
G. Leontakianakos ◽  
C. Vrachas ◽  
G. Baziotis ◽  
G. Soultati ◽  
G. Fermeli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Theoretical Approach ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Curriculum Content ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Research Hypothesis ◽  
The Subject

The purpose of this study is an attempt to define the lithosphere concept, as described in the textbook “Geology-Geography” of the 1st Grade of junior highschool. Further we investigate whether the objectives of the corresponding chapter are being implemented according to the curriculum of the Ministry of Education. The main research hypothesis concentrates on the very limited cognitive background of the students regarding the lithosphere. It is based on the absence of a wellorganized framework of proportional and gradually increased and specialized flow of knowledge, as suggest the few generalised concepts on the subject of Geography taught on the 5th and 6th grade of the Primary School. According to the Curriculum of the “Geology–Geography” of the Ministry of Education, the lithosphere chapter requires fifteen didactic hours for a sum of nine complexes, mostly cognitive objectives. However, the textbook contains only five didactic hours, an indicator of an asymmetric state of the Curriculum. Our opinion about curriculum content itself, which describes the lithosphere, compared to the strictly scientific definition, is that it represents a simplistic approach and consequently the materialization of the cognitive goals is doubtful.

scholarly journals RELIGIOUS AND MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION: INTRODUCING INTERFAITH DIALOGUE IN THE INDONESIAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

Al-Albab ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Mariani Noor ◽  
Ferry Muhammadsyah Siregar
Keyword(s):  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Religious Education ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Religious Studies ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Interfaith Dialogue ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Multicultural Society ◽  
Front Line

Religious education which is taught in schools has a significant role in forming religious exclusivism and inclusivism, especially in Indonesia. It influences student’s views on others. It also depends on the way those religion educations taught. There is also a need to have more efforts to bring the idea of interfaith dialogue into educational system including in higher educational level. There are some educational institutions which already involved in inter-faith dialogue in their curriculum such as the CRCS (Center for Religious and Cross Cultural Studies) and the ICRS (Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies) at Gadjah Mada University. However, the number of primary educational institutions which involves interfaith dialogue is still limited. This work suggests that, for today’s situation in Indonesian multicultural society, a need for reforming religion education curriculum in primary education is emerging. To make interfaith dialogue real in schools, the Ministry of Education in collaboration with Ministry of Religious Affairs is in a front line to arrange a new curriculum on religious education to be more pluralistic and affirm religious diversity in Indonesia including multi-religious education or inter religious education. Key words: religious, multicultural, education, interfaith.

scholarly journals Monocultural Education in a Multicultural Society:The Case of Teacher Preparation in Botswana

2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Annah Anikie Molosiwa
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Culturally Diverse ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Multicultural Society ◽  
Pedagogical Skills ◽  
Diverse Student ◽  
Diverse Student Population ◽  
Implementation Stage

In several policy documents reviewing the country’s education system, the Ministry of Education has made noteworthy pronouncements on how to improve teacher education in Botswana. This mainly concerns equipping teachers with pedagogical skills to better address the learning needs of the linguistically and culturally diverse student population. Even though at policy level it is acknowledged that Botswana is a multicultural society, at implementation stage there is no such evidence. This article argues that lack of implementation of policy pronouncements contradicts the government’s aspirations to provide equal learning opportunity to all learners. The infusion of courses in multicultural education at teacher education level is seen as an alternative.

A Blended Learning Course for Teachers' Ongoing Professional Development in Greece

2010 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Charalambos Mouzakis ◽  
Constantinos Bourletidis
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Opportunity To Learn ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Face To Face

The purpose of this chapter is to describe the design, implementation and evaluation of a professional development program for teachers initiated by the Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs in cooperation with the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The course focused on multicultural education and bullying in schools as it was realized through blended learning whereas the methodology applied was a face-to-face meeting and 250-hour web-based learning. The evaluation process aimed to involved teachers’ perceptions toward different aspects of the blended training process. The quantitative and qualitative results indicate that the teachers were satisfied both with the opportunity to learn at home at their own pace as with the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in relation to their work. The results brought to light arguments, controversies, and problems related to the course. Finally, some recommendations that would improve the effectiveness of courses employing blended learning methodologies are given.

“Sink or swim?” Equal educational opportunities for children from a different cultural background in the EU

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 138-147
Author(s):  
Iva Stankova ◽  
Lenka Venterova
Keyword(s):  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Cultural Background ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Research Survey ◽  
Primary Documents ◽  
Equal Educational Opportunities ◽  
The Eu

The joint education of children, pupils and students from a different cultural background within mainstream education is one of the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports’ priorities. Laws in force guarantee children’s right to so-called support measures, which help to overcome their disadvantages. In our research survey, our objective is to chart the improvement in conditions promoting equal opportunities in the education of children from a different cultural background. The primary documents analysed were legislative and curricular documents, programmes and projects at a national and European level. We have modelled the entire topic on the example of supporting children from a different cultural background; children of foreigners, or children with a different mother tongue who live in the Czech Republic, and on the example of supporting Czech children living in EU countries, visiting European schools which provide a multilingual and multicultural education. Keywords: Pupils from a different cultural background, legislative documents, different mother tongue, European School.

ADDRESSING MULTI-CULTURAL EDUCATION AND EDUCATION FOR ETHIC MINORITY GROUPS THROUGH VALUE-ADDING TO THE LEARNING OF VIETNAMESE STUDENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Viet Nam ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Ethnic Minority Groups ◽  
Cultural Education ◽  
Teacher's Knowledge ◽  
And Training

This paper acknowledges the truly exceptional performance of Viet Nam’s students, the success of Viet Nam’s educationsystem, and the achievements of its committed educationalprofessionals. The purpose of this paper is to encourage someglobal dialogue by focusing on strategies that could be used tofurther enhance the effectiveness of schools in Viet Nam, via multicultural education and the education of ethnic minority groups,through value-adding to the learning of students. The facilitation ofthis global dialogue is addressed by emphasising three key areas;the value-adding to the learning of students, the value-adding tothe learning of students through a teacher’s knowledge of practiceand knowledge for practice, and the value-adding to the learningof students by the filling of gaps-in-contextual knowledge.It is envisaged that the discussions generated from this papermight contribute to the global dialogue on Viet Nam’s schooleffectiveness, which in turn may assist in promulgating, andenhancing, the excellent quality of education provided by VietNam’s Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).

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