https://ijme-jourrnal.org/index.php/ijme <div id="focusAndScope"> <h3>Focus and Scope</h3> <p><em>International Journal of Multicultural Education</em> (IJME) is a peer-reviewed open-access journal for scholars, practitioners, and students of multicultural education. Committed to promoting educational equity for diverse students, cross-cultural understanding, and global justice for marginalized people in all levels of education, including leadership and policies, IJME publishes three types of articles: (1) qualitative research studies that explicitly address multicultural educational issues; (2) conceptual and theoretical articles, typically grounded on in-depth literature review, which advance theories and scholarship of multicultural education; and (3) praxis articles that discuss successful multicultural education practices grounded on sound theories and literature. We accept submissions of high quality from the global community in the fields of education, anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, and other social sciences. We do not accept book reviews at this time.</p> <div id="custom-0"> <h3>Indexed Databases</h3> <p>IJME is indexed in databases including, but not limited to, ESCI, EBSCOHost, ERIC, Journal Metircs, <a href="https://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=21100202940&amp;tip=sid&amp;clean=0">SCImago Journal and Country Ranking (SJR), and Scopus</a>.</p> <p> </p> </div> </div> ijme en-US International Journal of Multicultural Education 2085-6202 <p>Copyright (c) 2025 International Journal of Multicultural Education</p> <p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" rel="license"><img src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc/4.0/88x31.png" alt="Creative Commons License" /></a></p> <p>This work is licensed under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" rel="license">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License</a>.</p> https://ijme-jourrnal.org/index.php/ijme/article/view/35 <table width="542"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="542"> <p>This case study research explores the experiences of the community in Balun Village, Lamongan, East Java, Indonesia in trying to realize interfaith tolerance. Balun Village was chosen because this village is known as the Pancasila Village. A village that applies the values ​​of Pancasila in everyday life. The community provides information on the methods used to manage religious diversity and efforts to create interfaith tolerance. Suggestions are given to communities in other regions related to interfaith tolerance. These suggestions are very important because Indonesia is a country with a lot of diversity.</p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Taat Wulandari Alif Firdaus Zamzam Feri Dwi Jayanti Yumi Hartati Copyright (c) 2025 International Journal of Multicultural Education 2025-05-15 2025-05-15 27 1 219 233 10.64844/ijme.v27i1.35 https://ijme-jourrnal.org/index.php/ijme/article/view/42 <p>This systematic literature review (SLR) explores the development of nationally identified batik motifs for creative industry products in Malaysia. Batik plays an important role in the country’s cultural heritage, but challenges such as competition, lack of standard motifs and globalisation affect its sustainability. This study aims to analyse the trends, effectiveness of standardisation, benefits, and media used in the development of batik motifs, with a focus on their relationship to national identity and economic potential. A literature search was conducted in the Scopus, Web of Science and ERIC databases, covering the publication period from 2012 to 2024. Articles were included if they discussed Malaysian batik in the context of motif development, national identity, creative industries and technological innovation. Articles that were not relevant or not in English were excluded. A total of 150 articles were identified, with 18 articles meeting the eligibility criteria for detailed analysis. The findings indicate major developments in batik motif innovation, its role in fostering national identity, economic potential and integration of modern technology. This study was not registered in PROSPERO/OSF, only English-language articles were used, and no risk of bias assessment was performed. This limitation is acknowledged as a methodological constraint and is suggested to be improved in future studies. This study adheres to the PRISMA guidelines as much as possible and emphasizes the importance of developing a flexible model for standardizing batik motifs, strengthening global market strategies, and leveraging digitalization in design. Further research is suggested to enhance standardization, expand global influence, and maintain a balance between modernization and preservation of Malaysia’s batik cultural heritage.</p> Che Aleha Ladin Azni Yati Kamaruddin Siti Hajar Halili Ida Puteri Mahsan Nur Nabihah Mohamad Nizar Copyright (c) 2025 International Journal of Multicultural Education 2025-09-16 2025-09-16 27 1 234 251 10.64844/ijme.v27i1.42