THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION AT SCHOOL (Case Study at SMA Kusuma Bangsa Palembang) Nyayu Khodijah (a*), Sukirman (b), Amalia Hasanah (c)
UIN Raden Fatah Palembang
Abstract
This research is aimed at getting to the complete, understanding and comprehensive data about : 1. Multicultural condition at school. 2. Concept of education reformation movement and the process of multicultural education implemented at school. This research was conducted at SMA Kusuma Bangsa by using case study. The method of collecting the data were observation, interviewing, and document study. The data analysis implemented was descriptive qualitative analysis.
The results showed that SMA Kusuma Bangsa was the portrait of multicultural society which existed and achieved a lot. It also showed that SMA Kusuma Bangsa has implemented the concept. However, it was not implied in the curriculum. The concepts are togetherness, openness and respecting one another. School conducts efforts by giving chance to whole students from all ethnics and religions to get opportunities in joining the program. The learning process in the classroom was conducted democratically. It would create comfortable condition as the effect of the implementation of the same treatment to whole students. Hence, the use of teaching materials was not based on book from publisher. It was used to enlarge students understanding to develop students^ ability in evaluating comprehending and appreciating diversity.
Keywords: multicultural education, reformation of education
