Multiculturalism Values in Thailand History Textbook

Abstract

Education is a process of "humanizing humans" where humans are expected to be able to understand themselves, other people, nature and their cultural environment. On this basis, education cannot be separated from the culture that surrounds it as a consequence of the purpose of education, namely honing taste, initiative and work. Education that has a multicultural basis will be one solution in developing human resources who have a strong character and are tolerant of other cultures. Thailand is a multicultural country in which there are various ethnic, ethnic, religious and cultural elements. Based on the analysis that has been done. The purpose of this research is to find out the meaning of multiculturalism, to know the purpose of multiculturalism education and to know the values of multiculturalism contained in high school history textbooks in Thailand. The author finds several paragraphs that implicitly contain the value of multiculturalism such as the value of tolerance, the value of mutual respect and understanding, the value of mutual acceptance, the value of interconnectedness, the value of justice and the value of friendship. This value is conveyed through various examples in historical events.