Question

how can multicultural education be criticized .what does it mean to say that the education curriculum is often hidden and that it perpetuates the dominant ideology and the social structure of inequality

Answer 1

Critics of multiculturalism may argue against cultural integration of different ethnic and cultural groups to the existing laws and values of the country.Multiculturalism is an inclusive philosophy. Its potential for integrating newcomers and minorities into society is undermined by false notions of its tendency to produce separatism and poverty.Critics of multicultural education contend that multicultural policies lead to a psychology of separatism. Such policies, they maintain, isolate ethnic groups, enforce an inward-looking mentality, and lead to strong divisions between groups inside the State. The education curriculum does not often emphasise on all of the cultures and this can lead to lack of awareness and cultural bias leading to inequality.