Infusing Culturally Responsive Teaching in Higher Education: Insights for Multicultural Education in Indonesia

Abstract

The present research examines how teachers implement Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) as part of multicultural education in a higher education institution. The urgency of the current research lies in the fact that teachers of the 21st century need to equip students with the necessary skills and knowledge to survive in this interconnected world. However, it was evidenced that one of the challenges in implementing multicultural education is the lack of teachers' skills to be culturally responsive. Accordingly, it is essential to highlight the implementation of Culturally Responsive Teaching in the Indonesian setting. In doing so, a qualitative case study is employed to answer the research questions. The current research involves six multicultural classroom teachers as research participants with different characteristics. To gain a depth understanding of the teachers' attitudes, the researchers employed semi-structured interviews and observation as data collection techniques. Using thematic data analysis, the results indicated nine practices that reflect the implementation of Culturally Responsive Teaching in the higher education context. The nine practices are: giving more freedom to students in selecting the familiar topic, emphasizing preserving local wisdom, celebrating different perspectives in the discussion, allowing gaining and checking students' understanding, talking personally outside the class, focusing more on positive rather than negative, being a role model, being patient, and sharing the experience.

Implementation of PAI Learning Design in Developing Religious Tolerance in Public High Schools

“…Teaching design is a tool that can help teachers carry out learning activities effectively (Menon, Kars, Malhotra, Campbell, & van Delden, 2018). The aim of this religious tolerance learning design is to develop an attitude of tolerance and shape students' character in accordance with the objectives of the National Education System and to be able to fully interpret the philosophy of tolerance by staying in touch with certain religious figures (Nurbatra & Masyhud, 2022).…”

Membangun Dunia Yang Berani: Menegakkan Keberagaman Dan Kemajemukan Di Indonesia

“…Berdasarkan hasil pencarian, dapat disimpulkan bahwa pendidikan multikultural merupakan topik yang menarik perhatian di Indonesia. Beberapa penelitian telah dilakukan mengenai integrasi pendidikan Islam dan pendidikan multikultural (Muiz, 2020), nilainilai Pancasila sebagai afirmasi pendidikan multikultural (Hanpalam et al, 2021), spiritualitas guru-guru Katolik dalam mewujudkan pendidikan multikultural (Adon, 2021), pendidikan Islam multikultural (Ulfa et al, 2022), dan mengintegrasikan pendidikan yang responsif secara budaya dalam pendidikan tinggi (Nurbatra & Masyhud, 2022). Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa telah ada upaya untuk meningkatkan pendidikan multikultural di Indonesia, serta perlunya mengembangkan sikap dan keterampilan multikultural di kalangan guru dan siswa.…”

“…Namun, dari hasil pencarian, belum jelas bagaimana kondisi pendidikan multikultural saat ini di Indonesia, karena tidak ada informasi spesifik mengenai implementasi dan efektivitas program pendidikan multikultural di negara ini. Oleh karena itu, perlu dilakukan penelitian lebih lanjut untuk memahami keadaan pendidikan multikultural di Indonesia serta mengevaluasi efektivitas program-program yang ada dalam meningkatkan pemahaman dan toleransi antarbudaya (Muiz, 2020;Hanpalam et al, 2021;Adon, 2021;Ulfa et al, 2022;Nurbatra & Masyhud, 2022).…”