Multicultural Education in Europe and its Implications for Korea

This research investigates how the multicultural traditions and education policies of Europe have been evolving and discusses what they imply and suggest for the Korean society which is rapidly changing into a multicultural society. In this endeavor, the present author reviews the multicultural histories and policies of some representative western countries and discusses their differences. Special discussion will be given to the policy changing case of Germany, in which ethnocentric principles have been giving way to policies based on broader multicultural perspectives. The critical overview of the German multicultural education policy evolution will shed light on the future policy development of multicultural education in Korea.