Multicultural Education Policy in Australia: A Critique

Running head: EDUCATION POLICY
Education policy
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Executive summary
Various countries have used different policies to improve their educational performance in the
country. The type of the policy the state implements depends on the aim of education.
Considering the case of Australia, it is made up of multicultural groups who seem divided
because of difference in the way of life. Basing on the diversity, the government opted for
multicultural education policy to bring the community together. The policy has several
objectives which include making the student understand why it is important to mingle with other
people regardless of where they come from in the country. Apart from that, there is the issue of
reflecting national outlook using the education. However, the policy faces some challenges. For
instance, minority group feel that their culture is not included in government programs. The
government have various strategies to solve such case. The below solution would analyze the
policy based on learning materials.

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Critique of multicultural education policy in Australia
Introduction
Every country has different ways of improving their education system according to
Forrest, Lean & Dunn, (2016). Coming up with education policy is one of the ways to improve
the method of education. In this essay, it is going to analyze multicultural education policy in
Australia. In the analysis, it is going to contain the background of the policy, the reason for
implementing the policy, a critique of the policy and the reflection of the policy based on the
learning outcomes.
Brief description multicultural policy
Hartas, (2015) argues that multicultural policy is a directive from the government that
require schools in Australia to appreciate the cultural diversity in the country. By recognizing the
difference in culture, the schools should revise their academic programs to incorporate lessons
that lessons that will consider every community’s way of life. When every community feel
appreciated in school syllabus, there is harmony within the society as everybody thinks that he or
she part of the community. Apart from recognizing the culture of the community, the policy also
aims at accommodating the refugees who come to Australia according to Manning, Baruth &
Lee, (2017). The Australian authority notes that many people who find their ways to the country
do not know how to express themselves in English. Most of these families feel segregated from
the rest of the nation. The policy would like to bring the families to feel they are part of the
society by teaching them English language.
Apart from the above aims of the policy, Spring, (2016) argues that multicultural policy also
would ensure that students understand and appreciate other cultural practices through the

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programs they learn in school. After understanding the issue of cultural diversity, the Australian
student not only get easy time to mingle with their fellow citizens but also the international
students according to Spodek & Saracho, (2014). The multicultural policy will combine all the
staff members in NSW government and public schools, all the state offices and educational
services. Consequently, the students who attend NSW government schools must also adhere to
the policy according to Scarino, (2014).
The government of Australia measures the outcome of this policy through what the
students show to the society, school communities and the staff members. From government
research, it is evident that about one-third of the students who learn in government schools are
not used to English. It is their second language; they mostly use their local language to
communicate with others in society. Besides that, there are over two hundred languages in
Australia and it the expectation of the government that these students fall in either of these
languages.
Another critical issue is the implementation of the multicultural policy. The government
would rely on deputy secretaries in schools to ensure that the system receives full backup.
However, school principals would contribute to the more significant amount in providing the
implementation of the policy. The first issue during deployment is the change in school programs
to incorporate other subjects which ensure that the government achieves the harmonization of
society. Secondly, the school principals must propose plans to produce whatever in the policy.
Every school have a system of evaluation to measure the proficiency of the students. They
should advance in English and other subjects that come with the plan.
Every school has a different composition of the students; therefore, therefore the method of
evaluation differs for every school. Consequently, there is a leader that coordinates how the