Research Report
Current State of Multicultural Education and Tasks
2011.12.28
Category - Field Survey Report
[The Current Issues in Multicultural Education in Korea]
As the number of the multicultural families and children increases each year, multicultural education is more important than ever in Korea. In spite of this fact, the educational environments for multicultural students are in a poor condition. In this regard, this report presents the current status, problems, and the measures to improve the current situation of multicultural education. According to this report, it is necessary (a) to establish clear directions for multicultural education policy, (b) to develop cooperation between the ministries, (c) to support a systematic Korean language education, and (d) to enhance the multicultural education for Koreans to increase their awareness. Up until now, related laws have been revised or made to guarantee the right to education for the multicultural students and support projects have been carried out for multicultural education. Nonetheless, the current measures should still be necessary to make it effective and feasible.