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Multiculturalism Policy Framework Doc

   

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Australian government multiculturalpolicy and early childhood education

TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1Introduction to the 2017 Multicultural Australia .......................................................................1Overview of the links between the 2017 Multicultural Australia...............................................2Critical evaluation – Similarities and Differences......................................................................3Recommendations for embedding the 2017 Multicultural Australia - Australia's MulticulturalStatement into educators’ pedagogy, practice and curriculum provision...................................4Conclusion ......................................................................................................................................5REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTIONThe multiculturalism policy framework became a concept that articulated thecharacteristic of the developing sociocultural diversity in society from twentieth century. Thispolicy framework had been developed in order to respond the needs of immigrants. The presentreport will include an introduction to the 2017 multicultural Australia – Australia's multiculturalstatement and early years’ framework. The report will also critically evaluate the multiculturalstatement and early years learning framework. Furthermore, the report will includerecommendations for embedding the, 2017 multicultural Australia and its multicultural statementinto educator’s pedagogy, practice and curriculum provision. Introduction to the 2017 Multicultural Australia The slogan for the newly released multi-cultural statement by the Australian governmentis United, Strong and Successful. Conservative multicultural policies in Australia tend to stresssocial integration into existing social order (Cummins, 2015). All the citizens of Australia areproud to be a part of successful and strong multicultural society. The story of Australia started inthe extreme past with Torres Strait islander and Aboriginal Australians who grew with thedevelopment of British institutions and continues with individual from lands wide and far. Thesecurity and freedom Australians enjoy is no mishap, the successful government have set out avision for the society that promotes diversity while emphasising the unique identity of the nationand the necessity of being united and integrated people (De Melendez and Beck, 2018).The statement specifically determines Irish and British settlers, involving them as livingelement of the make-up of multicultural Australia, not just indigenous people or ethnicminorities. It says Australia owes its achievements to the contributions of more than 300 variousancestries “from the first Australians to the newest arrivals”. The Early years learningframework(EYLF) is a main element of the National Quality Framework for early childhoodeducation and care. This framework was developed by the Australian and state as well as otherterritory governments with the input from the early childhood academics and early childhoodsector. It has integrated feedbacks from the process of consultation, this includes two nationalbodies, national public consultation forums which is a focus groups and case study trial and anonline forum. 1

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