In an increasingly interdependent and culturally diverse world, the need for true integration of people and cultures demands that schools develop well-conceived multicultural approaches to education. Society provides multicultural education through a curriculum consisting of the socializing forces, including family, peers, neighborhoods, organizations, and the mass media. Unlike the societal curriculum, schools can plan how they will participate in the multicultural educational process. An effective multicultural education program must be integrated throughout the school curriculum, and ethnic studies and bilingual education must not be considered substitutes. Multicultural approaches and other educational/curricular reforms should be made mutually supportive. Inservice training programs should be available to increase multicultural awareness and improve the effectiveness of teachers and administrators. Finally, educators must solicit the involvement of parents, the community, and business in multiculturalizing the whole societal curriculum. (Author/MJL)