Iseedu: Journal of Islamic Educational Thoughts and Practices
Vol.1, No.1, November 2017

Politics of Education: Multiculturalism Practice in Universitas Muhammadiyah Kupang, NTT.

Efendi, David (Unknown)
Suswanta, Suswanta (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
12 Nov 2017

Abstract

In Indonesia post authoritarian era, the education practice in many districts is facing several dynamics especially as logical consuqeunce from political decentralization including in education sector. There have been many horizontal conflicts in regions as political response in opposing central government acts to build local identity that frequently being clashed with racial/race/region based social conflict.This research aims to analyze the dynamic of higher education in Muhammadiyah university of Kupang (UMK) that managed by Muhammadiyah as private institution, to eventually understand how the design and practice of multiculturalism education in this Islam based university in Kupang. Of several FGD and interviews that we combine with political theory analysis about multiculturalism education, we find several conclusions that lead us to say that multicultural education design in UMK is not sufficient. Practice of respecting diversity in UMK is mostly based in individual awareness to naturally accept pluralism. This is also supported by family experience of student that since their early has been living in diversity. 

Copyrights © 2017






Journal Info

Abbrev

iseedu

Publisher

Subject

Education Social Sciences

Description

Iseedu: Journal of Islamic Educational Thoughts and Practices is to challenge exellence in professional education by promoting forward-research-finding scholar, progressive and innovative, to bridge the gap between education and professional practice to inspire and challenge tomorrow’s ...