LITERATURE AS CULTURAL PEDAGOGY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW ON THE ROLE OF INDIGENOUS VALUES IN MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION

Amalia Safitri Hidayati, Citra Megawaty, Mirsa Aryanti, Heri Prayitno

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Abstract: In an era of globalization that tends to promote cultural homogenization, local wisdom values are threatened with displacement from formal education. Literary works have the potential to serve as an effective pedagogical medium for preserving and transforming local values in the context of multicultural education. However, this strategic role has not been systematically researched and this problem arises because of the disappearance of thousands of cultural expressions and local knowledge that have passed down from generation to generation.. This review aims to analyze the role of literary works in preserving local wisdom values, understand the patterns of adaptation of local values in literature for multicultural education, and identify the main challenges in the process of integrating them into the curriculum. This study used a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) approach based on the PRISMA protocol. Data were collected from the Scopus and Web of Science databases using a combination of relevant keywords. Articles were selected based on inclusion-exclusion criteria and assessed for quality using MMAT. A total of 21 articles were analyzed thematically with the help of NVivo 14. The research tasks were divided collaboratively among a team of four researchers. It was found that literature plays 10 key roles in multicultural education, particularly as an educational medium, a vehicle for transmitting cultural values, and a tool for strengthening identity. The dominant adaptation pattern is the reinterpretation of folk tales and the integration of local narratives into digital media. The main challenges include a lack of local teaching materials, a uniform national curriculum, and limited teacher competence. The proposed solutions include community involvement, teacher training, and curriculum flexibility.

Keywords: local literature, multicultural education, local wisdom, value adaptation, systematic review.

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