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ERIC Number: EJ1165525
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-2053-535X
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A Novel Module for Cultivate Unity and Harmony in Multicultural Society through Arts Education
Balakrishnan, Balamuralithara
Journal for Multicultural Education, v11 n4 p306-322 2017
Purpose: Promoting unity in multicultural society among Malaysians should start from school education since young age. Art through its own variety of approaches could show possibilities in addressing diversity in a community that consists of multiple ranges of racial and cultural backgrounds such as Malaysian community. Arts education is essential for each child because arts cover the entire learning domain--cognitive, psychomotor and affective. Using the advantages of arts in a child's learning process and its possibilities to create harmony among communities from different races. Design/methodology/approach: The participants were interviewed using a qualitative approach, which consisted of two main questions: What is your perception on this module through participating in this programme? How the module of this programme has influenced you as a Malaysian? Findings: The proposed module was implemented, and the findings showed that through arts education, the unity and harmony among children in multicultural society could be flourished and strengthened. Practical implications: It shows that the proposed arts education module could be used among students from different schooling systems and different races to cultivate unity and harmony among them. At the same time, strengthening the unity among children in multicultural society could bring harmony and peace in future. Originality/value: This paper is a novel approach that uses arts education as a tool in achieving national agenda to strengthen the unity and harmony among primary school children in Malaysia who are from different races and schooling system.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Malaysia
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