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Multicultural education through multicultural literature in Korean primary schools
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Shin, Kyung Mi Kim, Seongdok Lee, Moosung |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Description | This chapter explores the need for multicultural literature-based multicultural education in a South Korean context. The chapter begins by delineating recent demographic shifts in South Korea and how multicultural education has become one of the most important educational issues facing South Korea's education system. Following this, the chapter introduces the concept of multicultural literature and its potential contribution to multicultural education through three metaphors: windows, mirrors, and vehicles. It goes on to provide a snapshot of current multicultural education practices and systems in South Korea. In particular, it is argued that there remains a lack of discussion about the use of multicultural literature. The chapter concludes with a discussion of several important prerequisites for successful implementation of multicultural literature-based multicultural education.This chapter explores the need for multicultural literature-based multicultural education in a South Korean context. On the one hand, some scholars adopted a maximalist stance that expanded multicultural literature to encompass all literature by and about the people constituting contemporary society. On the other hand, scholars adopting a minimalist position confine multicultural literature to the literature by and about people who are in minority positions, such as people of color and various immigrant populations. The chapter also explores the uncharted area of multicultural education through multicultural literature in the Korean primary schooling context, paying special attention to challenges and opportunities that arose. In addition, few multicultural education subjects are offered at pre-service education institutions as electives and few teachers have taken multicultural education training. There are several challenges in implementing multicultural literature-based education in South Korea. Book Name: Routledge international handbook of multicultural education research in Asia Pacific |
| Related Links | https://content.taylorfrancis.com/books/download?dac=C2014-0-32745-X&isbn=9781351179959&format=googlePreviewPdf |
| Ending Page | 144 |
| Page Count | 13 |
| Starting Page | 132 |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781351179959-11 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2018-03-28 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Routledge International Handbook of Multicultural Education Research in Asia Pacific Ethnic Studies Context South Chapter Explores Korean Primary Schools Multicultural Literature Based |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
