Multicultural Education: Between Freedom and Tolerance

Abstract

The Indonesian nation is a pluralistic nation of different tribes, races, languages, religions, customs and cultures. This nation's pluralism can be seen as a gift as well as a great challenge for the Indonesian people to have a very large tolerance. Multicultural learning is present in education and is expected to produce a generation of insightful and knowledgeable about multiculturalism. This research aim is to improve students in class X in SMAN 5 in Bandung city to place themselves wisely as a multicultural society. Through the classroom education research method to explore skills in making decisions and providing alternatives to multicultural problems in maintaining integration and harmony. The results prove that students in class X in SMAN 5 in Bandung city are low in prejudice towards diversity in class, showing a more sensitive and open attitude towards the views of others. They are also able to think critically, because they are more open, flexible, and respectful of different opinions.

Pendidikan Multikultural sebagai Perwujudan Profil Pelajar Pancasila melalui Pengajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam dan Budi Pekerti

“…Terakhir, pendidikan multikultural akan membantu bangsa Indonesia untuk menyelesaikan dan mengelola konflik agama yang muncul di masyarakat, meningkatkan empati dan mengurangi prasangka. (Ratmaningsih et al, 2018).…”

Multicultural Education Management

“…It proves that MEM implementation in those schools was conducted properly. Thus, the MEM implementation at those schools should be continued because an effective multicultural education will increase students' positive attitude, especially tolerance, toward different sociocultural backgrounds [24,25].…”