Analysis and criticizing of the implication of multi-cultural education with an emphasize on Michel Foucault opinions

Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning

Najmeh Ahmadabadi Arani ¹ (PhD student in Philosophy of Education, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran.)
Hamid Ahmadi Hedayat ² (Ph.D in Philosophy of Education from the University of Shahed, Tehran, Iran.)
Mohsen farmahini farahani ³ (Associate Professor, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.)

Received: 2017-06-26 Accepted : 2019-02-12 Published : 2019-06-22

Keywords: multicultural education, Postmodernism, Michel Foucault, Curriculum,

Abstract :

The purpose of the present research is to analyze and critique the implications of multicultural education with an emphasis on Michel Foucault's views. To achieve this goal, conceptual and critical analysis methods have been used. Foucault, as a postmodernist theorist, proposes a kind of education in which the issue of culture and justice is important. While criticizing power relations in educational systems, he has provided significant implications for multicultural education. In his view, the basis for education should be based on democratic and non-authoritarian methods, and the interests of the members and various components of society, including other cultures, should be taken into consideration. Foucault criticizes the textbooks as functions of history, society, and power, and believes that texts have always been used as tools of power. By examining Foucault's educational opinions, it can be admitted that his implications for educational and cultural justice will be. Nevertheless, criticisms can be made, such as the criticality of the revelation of reality, the emphasis on epistemological relativism, the divergence of education policies, the lack of presumptions in the discussion of discourse, and the lack of solutions to educational issues.

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