Multiculturalism: The value of every individual in higher education institutions

After the inception of South African new democratic society in 1994, the concept multiculturalism became well known to the South African citizens. Thus, this chapter is meant to provide an overview of the concept “multiculturalism” in the higher educational institutions (HEIs). The terms multiculturalism and cultural diversity in this chapter are therefore used interchangeably, aiming at providing and yielding important insights into the students’ learning. A further point is that in this chapter students will be empowered through opening more discussions and debates on aspects that are relevant to multiculturalism. This hopefully will contribute towards the formulation of new approaches to students for their teaching and learning. Given the glimpse of the chapter, it is with no surprise to you as students to read through the chapter as it will assist you with your educational events.