Multicultural Education in Indonesia as a Function of Curriculum Development Strategies, Students’ Cultural Competencies and Globalization

Abstract

Due to globalization, multicultural education has garnered worldwide attention, and this topic requires the attention of contemporary researchers. Therefore, this study explores the influence of curriculum development methodologies and students' cultural competencies on multicultural education in Indonesian private schools. In addition, the article investigates the moderating effect of globalization on curriculum development methodologies, students' cultural skills, and multicultural education in Indonesian private schools. Following primary data gathering technology employing survey methodology to collect data from 355 private school instructors, the SmartPLS v.4.0 was used for analysis. The results demonstrated a good and significant relationship between curriculum development strategies and students' cultural competencies and multicultural education in Indonesian private schools. In addition, the results revealed that globalization moderates the relationship between curriculum development methodologies and students' cultural competencies in multicultural education. These findings aid policymakers in formulating policies for advancing multicultural education via curriculum development methodologies and students' cultural competence.