THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MULTICULTURAL-BASED CIVIC EDUCATION AT SCHOOL

Abstract

The main underlying motivation to conduct this research is the numerous problems related to
pluralism which occur in Indonesia. Living amidst the society which have diversities and differences
(race, culture, religion and others) is not as easy as what most people assume. The main purpose of
this research ascertains the importance of multicultural-based Civic learning at school as the effort to
instill students’ awareness on the diversities of tribes, religions, and races in Indonesia. This research
uses qualitative reseach method, and data will be elaborated descriptively. This research finds out
that; (1) the implementation of multicultural-based Civic education at SMA Negeri 1 Tomohon has
been running well, (2) the implementation of multicultural-based Civic education at SMA Negeri 1
Tomohon ranges from planning stage to evaluation stage. (3) all students give positive feedback on
the the implementation of multicultural-based Civic education at SMA Negeri 1 Tomohon. This
research recommends the involvement of students, teachers, and headmaster in the implementation of
multicultural-based education not only in Civics but also other subjects.