lticulturalism can be found in SmithÆs (1995) discussion of multiculturalism in which it is noted that:
According to multiculturalists, students need to see their cultural selves reflected in schools in order for self-esteem, motivation, and academic success to increase. Places to see such reflection include content, approaches to knowledge, teaching styles, and personnel. Accurate cultural representations in these areas will improve conditions for students to gain skills to make informed choices between cultural goods. In terms of ends, accurate cultural representation becomes a requirement for equal consideration of different conceptions of the good. Portraying various visions of the good expands the options of choice for all students, not only those from culturally marginalized backgrounds (p. 2)
SmithÆs (1995) concept in the quote is that multiculturalism---with its ôequal considerations of different conceptions of the goodö and its ôexpanded optionsö ideaù--offers people a sort of modern day utopia. Thus, the idea
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