<![CDATA[This study aims to examine the role of social studies (IPS) teachers in developing multicultural education at SMP Negeri 1 Maumere, identify the supporting and inhibiting factors encountered during its implementation, and evaluate the learning outcomes regarding students' tolerant attitudes and academic achievement. The research employs a qualitative descriptive field approach utilizing a case study design. Data collection was conducted through semi-structured in-depth interviews with eighth-grade social studies teachers, participatory classroom observations, and instructional documentation reviews (lesson plans, modules, and assessment records). Data analysis followed the interactive model of Miles, Huberman, and Saldana involving data condensation, thematic display, and conclusion drawing/verification. The findings reveal that: (1) Social studies teachers effectively assume strategic roles as planners, facilitators, and moral exemplars through the Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) model by integrating local Sikka cultural heritage such as introducing regional heroes, folk songs, traditional woven attire, and customary dances coupled with school-wide habituation of smiling, greeting, and saluting (3S), (2) Supporting factors encompass collegial teacher collaboration, an inclusive school environment, and adequate multimedia learning facilities, whereas inhibiting factors stem from behavioral discrepancies among students (such as passivity, inattentiveness, and peer disruption), which were successfully mitigated through humanistic-persuasive counseling and heterogeneous group assignments, and (3) The implementation yielded tangible impacts, characterized by a significant elevation of students' cognitive academic performance exceeding the Minimum Mastery Criteria (KKM), the emergence of democratic mindsets, genuine mutual respect across religious identities (notably demonstrated during the holy month of Ramadan), eradication of bullying, and the establishment of a harmonious, unified school atmosphere embodying the national motto Bhinneka Tunggal Ika.]]>
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