The Importance of Multicultural based Education in Indonesia to Avoid the Conflict and Issue of Disintegration

Hiqma Nur Agustina

2017

Abstract

Indonesia is known for diversity in many aspects of life that cannot be avoided. The current social and cultural crisis as a result of the lack of understanding of Indonesian society about the multicultural conditions we have. The importance of inculcating multicultural education to the younger generation so that there are no longer issues of gender, ethnicity, race, culture, social strata and religion. This research aims to review the Indonesia’s educational curriculum system and strengthen some previous studies which have revealed the importance of the curriculum of applied multicultural education refers to tolerance, ethno-cultural and religious differences, the dangers of discrimination, conflict resolution and mediation, human rights, democracy and plurality, universal humanity. The problems that arise in Indonesia today because the society is still full of discrimination and racist. This research uses qualitative method and multicultural-based education concept as the analysis tool. The result of the research shows that the concept of multicultural need to be applied for the Indonesians’ students in order they are not easily provoked on issues that divide unity and unity among the nation's children. The study concludes that multicultural-based education is intended as a means of breaking conflict and disharmony that occurs in Indonesia’s society

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Agustina H. (2017). The Importance of Multicultural based Education in Indonesia to Avoid the Conflict and Issue of Disintegration.In 1st International Conference on Educational Sciences - Volume 1: ICES, ISBN 978-989-758-314-8, pages 305-309. DOI: 10.5220/0007040103050309

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ices17,
author={Hiqma Nur Agustina},
title={The Importance of Multicultural based Education in Indonesia to Avoid the Conflict and Issue of Disintegration},
booktitle={1st International Conference on Educational Sciences - Volume 1: ICES,},
year={2017},
pages={305-309},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0007040103050309},
isbn={978-989-758-314-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - 1st International Conference on Educational Sciences - Volume 1: ICES,
TI - The Importance of Multicultural based Education in Indonesia to Avoid the Conflict and Issue of Disintegration
SN - 978-989-758-314-8
AU - Agustina H.
PY - 2017
SP - 305
EP - 309
DO - 10.5220/0007040103050309