The study examines the problem of ethnic identity formation faced by the modern education system considering the concept of ethnopedagogy. The research aims to draw the theoretical framework of ethnopedagogy discipline by using document analysis and concept analysis techniques. In the process of socio-cultural education, a multicultural education field can be formed by researching the knowledge and understanding of the traditional human upbringing cultures of ethnic groups and communities. This new case reveals the importance of ethnopedagogy, which is a branch of modern education. Ethnopedagogy is defined as the discipline of systematizing, analyzing, and generalizing the educational experiences of certain ethnic groups and their pedagogical traditions in the field of education and training. Ethnopedagogy aims to reveal the ideal person desired by the public by using the resources of folk pedagogy. In this respect, ethnopedagogy acts as a bridge between the past values of a nation and modern education.

Ethnopedagogy, folk pedagogy, ethno-culture, national identity, personality