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Multicultural education

Scope Note: Education designed to provide opportunities for students to study the languages, cultures and traditions of the ethnic groups within a multicultural society and to encourage a climate of respect for, and sensitivity to different cultural backgrounds (Note: do not confuse with "Cross cultural training")
Used For: Bicultural education; Intercultural education; Multiethnic education; Polyethnic education
Broader Term: Intergroup education
Related Term: Aboriginal studies; Biculturalism; Bilingual education; Bilingualism; Cross cultural studies; Cross cultural training; Cultural activities; Cultural awareness; Cultural background; Cultural context; Cultural differences; Cultural interrelationships; Cultural literacy; Culture; Culture contact; Culture fair tests; Diversity (Institutional); Diversity (Student); Ethnic groups; Ethnic relations; Ethnicity; Ethnocentrism; Ethnomathematics; Foreign culture; Global education; Heterogeneous grouping; Humanistic education; Intercultural communication; Intercultural programs; Interdisciplinary approach; Intergroup relations; International schools; Migrant education; Minority groups; Multicultural textbooks; Multiculturalism; Multilingualism; Social integration; Torres Strait Islanders studies
Subject Category: 540 Bias and equity
Date Added: Jan 84