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Educating Multicultural Citizens From a Confucian Heritage: Examples From Singapore

Educating Multicultural Citizens From a Confucian Heritage: Examples From Singapore

Sandra Pinhui Wu, Charlene Tan, Connie S. L. Ng
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 25
ISBN13: 9781799819783|ISBN10: 1799819787|EISBN13: 9781799819790
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1978-3.ch023
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Wu, Sandra Pinhui, et al. "Educating Multicultural Citizens From a Confucian Heritage: Examples From Singapore." Handbook of Research on Citizenship and Heritage Education, edited by Emilio José Delgado-Algarra and José María Cuenca-López, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 501-525. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1978-3.ch023

APA

Wu, S. P., Tan, C., & Ng, C. S. (2020). Educating Multicultural Citizens From a Confucian Heritage: Examples From Singapore. In E. Delgado-Algarra & J. Cuenca-López (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Citizenship and Heritage Education (pp. 501-525). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1978-3.ch023

Chicago

Wu, Sandra Pinhui, Charlene Tan, and Connie S. L. Ng. "Educating Multicultural Citizens From a Confucian Heritage: Examples From Singapore." In Handbook of Research on Citizenship and Heritage Education, edited by Emilio José Delgado-Algarra and José María Cuenca-López, 501-525. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1978-3.ch023

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Abstract

This chapter explores the education of multicultural citizens in Singapore by drawing upon the teachings from Confucianism, which is a major cultural heritage of Singaporeans. A key challenge for multicultural citizenship is a superficial understanding of and limited interaction between cultural groups in a political unit. Based on two key passages from the Confucian classic Analects as expounded by Ivanhoe, this chapter suggests a Confucian notion of multicultural citizenship. This conception comprises two essential components: first, a multicultural citizen is one who subscribes to and evinces an openness to other cultures. Such a person is guided by shu (empathy) which is displayed through cross-cultural humility, interest and engagement. Second, a multicultural citizen demonstrates and promotes a shared universal family which is rooted in ren (humanity). To illustrate the application of the Confucian model to the education of multicultural citizenship in Southeast Asia, examples that foster inter-religious harmony are provided.

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