1st Edition
Creating Multicultural Citizens A Portrayal of Contemporary Indonesian Education
1. Introduction 2. Multicultural and Education 3. Reforms in Indonesian Education 4. Policies for Miulticultural Education 5. School Leadership and Policies 6. Teaching Religion: Policy and Implementation 7. Extracurricular Activities and Religious Tolerance 8. "Imagined Society": Students’ Ideas of the Ideal Society 9. School and Social Justice 10. Is Multicultural Education in Pesantren Possible? 11. Conclusions
Biography
Dr Raihani is a senior lecturer in education studies at Sultan Syarif Kasim State Islamic University (UIN Suska) Riau, Indonesia. and a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Western Australia.
This book will contribute to education development, especially for promoting multicultural education. – Dr Sumar Hendayana, Indonesia University of Education
In Creating Multicultural Citizens, Raihani carefully documents the challenges faced by Indonesian instructors entrusted to create tolerant citizens. This ethnographic study raises a number of compelling questions about the role that schools can and should play in promoting multiculturalism. Indonesian specialists as well as readers with a broader interest in multicultural education should find it intriguing. – Christopher Bjork, Associate Professor, Coordinator of Teacher Education, and Chair, Department of Education, Vassar College
