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ERIC Number: EJ498619
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1911
Shared Values, Particular Values, and Education for a Multicultural Society.
Singh, Basil R.
Educational Review, v47 n1 p11-24 1995
Within the framework of liberal democratic values are shared (universal) values and particular cultural values. Social harmony depends on integrating these two sets of values. The role of multicultural education is to stress cultural development rather than cultural maintenance while adhering to principles of inclusion. (SK)
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Ethnic Groups, Human Dignity, Multicultural Education, Role of Education, Values
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cultural Development; Cultural Values