Cultural diversity, curriculum development and support: challenges and promising practices

<p>Multicultural education is an educational concept that recognizes differences / diversity in a frame of togetherness and equality. The concept of multicultural education is relevant in the concept of a country that has cultural diversity like Indonesia. Education is one of the effective media to develop multiculturalist awareness. Educational curriculum development must be based on the socio-cultural context of the community. So it must be realized that historical learning has a big role in the development of multicultural education, considering that historical pursuits present various historical facts of the nation which of course have a diversity of identities and cultures. Through identification of historical material contained in the syllabus of history subjects in schools, it is found that some content is loaded with the development of multicultural values.</p>

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Cultural Diversity Curriculum Design: An Art Therapist's Perspective

Art Therapy ◽

10.1080/07421656.2006.10129330 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 172-180 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Cheryl Doby-Copeland

Keyword(s):

Cultural Diversity ◽

Curriculum Design ◽

Diversity Curriculum

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Toward a Cross-Cultural Diversity Perspective in Hospitality Curriculum Development

Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education ◽

10.1080/10963758.1999.10685219 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 30-34 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Connie Mok ◽

Pender Noriega

Keyword(s):

Curriculum Development ◽

Cultural Diversity ◽

Cross Cultural

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Social Justice and Cultural Diversity Issues

Rehabilitation Research Policy and Education ◽

10.1891/2168-6653.22.4.237 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 22 (4) ◽

pp. 237-248

Author(s):

Debra A. Harley ◽

Reginald J. Alston ◽

Tyra Turner-Whittaker

Keyword(s):

Social Justice ◽

Sexual Orientation ◽

Curriculum Development ◽

Cultural Diversity ◽

People Of Color ◽

Marginalized Groups ◽

Orientation Class ◽

Diversity Issues ◽

Race Ethnicity

Early definitions of cultural diversity focused primarily on race/ethnicity, with subsequent inclusion of age, gender, sexual orientation, class, religion, geography, and a combination of positionalities. More recently, social justice has resurfaced as a component of cultural diversity to explain experiences of people of color, women, and marginalized groups. This article examines the movement to include cultural diversity and social justice in rehabilitation education, and offers a model for curriculum development in light of the new CORE standards.

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