Politics of Multicultural Education in Post-Suharto Indonesia: A Study of the Chinese Minority

Autor/inn/en	Harjatanaya, Tracey Yani; Hoon, Chang-Yau
Titel	Politics of Multicultural Education in Post-Suharto Indonesia: A Study of the Chinese Minority
Quelle	In: Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 50 (2020) 1, S.18-35 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-7925
DOI	10.1080/03057925.2018.1493573
Schlagwörter	Multicultural Education; Minority Groups; School Role; Intergroup Relations; Teaching Methods; Teacher Attitudes; Ethnic Groups; Cultural Pluralism; Racial Bias; School Culture; Institutional Characteristics; Nationalism; Foreign Countries; Asians; Elementary Secondary Education; Student Diversity; Indonesia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Multikulturelle Erziehung; Ethnische Minderheit; Intergruppenbeziehungen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrerverhalten; Ethnie; Kulturpluralismus; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Schulkultur; Schulleben; Nationalismus; Ausland; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Indonesien
Abstract	This article explores the role of schools in responding to the ambivalent relationships between the Chinese and non-Chinese in Indonesia. It examines the multicultural position that Indonesian teachers adopt and the pedagogical strategies they employ in promoting positive inter-ethnic relations. Through interviews with teachers in three schools with different student ethno-religious compositions in Medan, the article argues that the multiculturalism paradigm embraced by the majority of teachers leans towards a liberal multicultural outlook, employing mostly content integration and prejudice reduction. The heterogenous school in the study has more potential to empower a multicultural school culture due to the school demography compared to the homogenous school. However, such efforts still focus heavily on maximising intergroup contact and less on engaging students critically. This article considers theories of multiculturalism in tandem with Indonesian's concept of nationalism and national identity, including the vision of diversity enshrined in the national motto "Bhinneka-Tunggal-Ika" (Unity-in-Diversity). (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01