Canada's Multicultural Education Research

Multicultural education shows the importance of allowing a variety of cultures to influence the educational system. This in turn causes us to reconsider the motives and objectives of the education of the majority. By researching the relationship between the minority cultures and culture of the majority, we can seek through education to improve the life of the minorities, as well as to develop a pedagogy tailored to meet their needs. The research on multicultural education is having profound effects on China's minority education.This thesis describes Canada's multicultural education, particularly the Native American education and stresses the inspiration for China's minority education. It consists of four parts.Introduction: The purpose for selecting this topic, the present research status and the methods of research.Part I: The theoretical research on multicultural education, including the concept and development of multicultural education.Part II: The policy of Canada' s multicultural education, the real essence of the policy, and the effects it has had on the Native American education.Part III: A comparison of western multicultural education with China's minority education, and a summary of the inspiration for China's minority education.