Multiculturalist discourse prioritizes diversity over universal frameworks and recommends curricula of self-understanding, encounter with the Other, and intercultural competency¶

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q2 i? Multiculturalists argue that in a democratic context diversity and plurality must be protected even if they undermine freedom, and they advocate curricula through which students understand their own culture, encounter other traditions, and develop intercultural or dialogue competency. → Edda Sant 2019

Evidence¶

Edda Sant 2019¶

Edda Sant. (2019). Democratic Education: A Theoretical Review (2006–2017). Review of Educational Research. https://doi.org/10.3102/0034654319862493

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The review's analysis of the multiculturalist version, spanning difference to transfigurative multiculturalism, reports that "Multiculturalists argue that, in a democratic context, diversity and plurality—even if they undermine freedom—must be protected (Kessel, 2015)," and recommends curricula reflecting different cultures' histories and aspirations, learning in native languages, and developing intercultural, translation, or dialogue competency.

"Multiculturalists argue that, in a democratic context, diversity and plurality—even if they undermine freedom—must be protected (Kessel, 2015)."

Discussion¶

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