Integrating Multicultural Values in Pancasila and Citizenship Education

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the relationship between Pancasila and Citizenship Education and multicultural education in the context of character formation of students in Indonesia. The method used is Systematic Literature Review with a literature research approach to a number of scientific articles published in the last five years. The results of the study show that Pancasila and Citizenship Education has a strategic role in instilling the values of democracy, pluralism, humanism, and nationalism as the foundation for the formation of a civilized multicultural character. The integration of these values has been proven to be able to foster tolerance, empathy, social responsibility, and the ability to interact harmoniously in the midst of cultural and religious diversity. Teachers play an important role as facilitators, mediators, and main role models in implementing diversity values in the school environment. The conclusion of this study emphasizes that multicultural education through Pancasila and Citizenship Education not only functions as a means of cognitive learning, but also as a transformative national strategy to strengthen unity, deepen national awareness, and maintain the integrity of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia in the midst of the reality of a pluralistic society.