Konsep Pendidikan Multikultural Dalam Perspektif Pendidikan Islam

Abstract

This paper discusses about multicultural education that is a concept of education embracing an approach and a transformation to provide students and all the people an understanding to appreciate and respect the diversity owned by a nation. The concept to appreciate and respect diversity has been taught in Islam through the Qur’an so that people can see differences and appreciate the diversity they have, such as tribes, religions, cultures, and others. Multicultural education as a concept of education that forms a social paradigm encourages schools to take part in instilling awareness of the multicultural community and growing attitude of tolerance to actualize the need and the ability to work together among the diversity existed. In this regard, this paper shall show that the practice of multicultural education in Indonesia is potential to be conducted flexibly rather than as a separated lesson or in a monolithic manner. The implementation of multicultural education is based on 5 dimensions. (1) Content integration, (2) knowledge construction process, (3) reducing prejudice, (4) equal pedagogy, and (5) empowered school culture and structure