Multicultural Education Policies and Connected Ways of Living during COVID-19: Role of Educators as Cultural Transformers

Necla İzbul Kirac (), Fahriye Altinay, Gokmen Dagli, Zehra Altinay, Ramesh Sharma, Rustam Shadiev and Menil Celebi
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Necla İzbul Kirac: Faculty of Education, Institute of Graduate Studies, Societal Research, and Development Center, Near East University, University of Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus, Via Mersin 10, Girne 99320, Turkey
Fahriye Altinay: Faculty of Education, Institute of Graduate Studies, Societal Research, and Development Center, Near East University, University of Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus, Via Mersin 10, Girne 99320, Turkey
Gokmen Dagli: Faculty of Education, Institute of Graduate Studies, Societal Research, and Development Center, Near East University, University of Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus, Via Mersin 10, Girne 99320, Turkey
Zehra Altinay: Faculty of Education, Institute of Graduate Studies, Societal Research, and Development Center, Near East University, University of Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus, Via Mersin 10, Girne 99320, Turkey
Ramesh Sharma: Department of Instructional Design, Dr. B R Ambedkar University Delhi, New Delhi 110015, India
Rustam Shadiev: School of Education, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210098, China
Menil Celebi: Faculty of Health Sciences, Societal Research and Development Center, Near East University, Northern Cyprus, Via Mersin 10, Lefkosa 99138, Turkey

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 19, 1-14

Abstract: Multicultural education plays a significant role in eliminating prejudices and developing concepts such as tolerance, understanding, respect for differences, and empathy. The northern part of Cyprus exhibits the characteristics of a society that has received increasing numbers of immigrants in recent years, and where the experiences of living together with individuals from different cultures begin to differ rapidly. As a result of increasing immigration to the northern part of Cyprus in recent years and the changing lives based on digitalization, students from different cultures have started to receive education in schools. The aim of this research is to evaluate the multicultural education policies to contribute to the creation and implementation of multicultural education policies according to the results of the evaluation of the role of digital educators in transforming cultures. In addition, the qualitative research model was adopted, and the Case Study pattern was used. The interview technique was used for data collection. The research universe consisted of 31 participants, including teacher training faculty members, administrators, and teachers working in public schools in the 2020–2021 academic year in the northern part of Cyprus. Educators participating in the research expressed more positive views on multiculturalism, multicultural education, and multicultural education.

Keywords: multicultural education; online community; policies; sustainability; quality of life (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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