Philosophical Groundwork for Multicultural Education

Erham Budi Wiranto

Prosiding University Research Colloquium
Proceeding of The 14th University Research Colloquium 2021: Bidang Pendidikan

Multicultural Education lacks a solid foundation since it appears to be a reaction to socio-political developments rather than the outcome of philosophical principles from the Philosophy of Education. Multicultural Education lacks defined concepts, methods, andorientations due to its confusing ontological, epistemological, and axiological frameworks.This article is based on a review of the literature on Political and Social Philosophy,which was then reflected in the Philosophy of Education structure. The result is aPhilosophical Foundation for Multicultural Education that is more oriented on the fieldof education while maintaining the basic notions of multiculturalism, which are foundedon political and social sciences.