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Multicultural Education As A Human Right: Framing Multicultural Education For Citizenship In A Global Age, Francisco Rios, Susan Markus

Woodring College of Education Faculty Publications

This paper explores the various ways scholars in the field have framed the need for multicultural education. These include changing demographics and closing the academic gap, developing cross-cultural competence, confronting colonization and cultural hegemony, and promoting democratic citizenship. This paper asserts the value of framing multicultural education as a human right: the right to learn about oneself, to learn about others, and to learn citizenship skills associated with a deep democracy in a global age.