Multiculturalism in arts education: engaging schools in effective and authentic pedagogies

摘要: Serious questions have been raised by arts educators and community members about the effectiveness of multiculturalism that is usually enacted in Australian school settings multi-arts festivals related classroom activities. By exploring resources available to teachers, snapshots can be created practices purport multicultural. Often these are only thematically integrated interdisciplinary exercises do not reflect complexity diversity true multiculturalism. Australia has for some time positioned itself as part global community. How this schools' demonstrates our changing understanding The recent National Review School Music Education (2005) exhorts us recognise cultural diversity, encourage participation engagement form partnerships, connections networks. To achieve we need demonstrate authentic practice. Tucker (1992) an authenticity checklist argues materials should prepared with involvement someone within culture include context. Without this, risk stripping much its meaning. authors contend it possible 21st century create authentic, meaningful education schools given rich mosaic forms contemporary society.