다문화교육 연구학교의 프로그램에 대한 비판적 분석 = A Critical Analysis of Multicultural Programs in Multiculture Research Schools

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the content and implementation of multicultural education at schools and thereby establish the basis for a new content system of multicultural education. To this end, this study analyzed the reports of multicultur research schools, based on multicultural citizenship as the goal of multicultural education, the concept of culture guiding multicultural education, and Bank`s discussion of multicultural curriculum. The results of the analysis can be summarized as follows. Frist, the multicultural education at the schools surveyed basically has aimed to facilitate the recognition of cultural difference for the development of cultural identity and a better understanding of other cultures. Second, multicultural education programs at schools have been organized and conducted by drawing upon the anthropological concept of culture. Third, such multicultural curriculum have been implemented through the “contribution approach” and the “additive approach.” The contribution approach to multicultural education maintains the existing curriculum mainly in curricular and extracurricular activities. The additive approach calls for bringing multicultural elements into each of the school subjects. In-depth interviews helped see the limit of contents and operation of multicultural education programs. The interviews showed that multicultural education was no more than cultural experience for children and parents from multicultural families and ordinary students. Based on the results of the study, suggestions have been made regarding the future direction of multicultural education and its content system.