Teaching About Hegemony : Race, Class and Democracy in the 21st Century / by Paul Orlowski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Orlowski, Paul.

Series:

Explorations of Educational Purpose, 1875-4457 ; 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational sociology.

Education and state.

Sociology of Education.

Educational Policy and Politics.

Local Subjects:

Sociology of Education.

Educational Policy and Politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2012.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Political progressives in Canada and the United States are deeply concerned by the manner in which their countries treat their poor. They are dismayed at the dismantling of the social welfare state, the weakening of public education systems and the grotesque and ever-growing inequality of wealth. To remedy this problem, citizens need to be more aware of how political ideology influences attitudes and actions, and they need to better comprehend the effects of hegemonic discourses in the corporate media and school curriculum. This book informs educators how to develop context-specific pedagogy that will help achieve a more enlightened citizenry and, as a result, a stronger democracy. Teaching about Hegemony: Race, Class and Democracy in the 21st Century promotes a progressive agenda for teaching that is rooted in critical pedagogy, it explains why ideological critique is necessary in raising political consciousness, it deconstructs white, middle-class hegemony in the formal school curriculum, and it examines corporate media and school curriculum as hegemonic devices. It also covers recent theory and research about race, class and democracy and how best to teach about these topics. Combining theory and sociological research with pedagogical approaches and classroom narratives, this book is fundamental for educators interested in developing a politically conscious, progressive and active citizenry hungry for a stronger civil society.

Contents:

Chapter 1: An Introduction

PART A: Mostly Theory – Ideology, Discourse, Hegemony & the Curriculum

Chapter 2: What’s Ideology Got to do With It?

Chapter 3: The Power of Discourse

Chapter 4: The Purpose of Schooling: Ideology in the Formal and ‘Enacted’ Curriculum

PART B: Less Theory, More Applications and Practice: Deconstructing Racial and Class Discourses for a Stronger Democracy

Chapter 5: Teaching about Race & Racism in Our Past & Present

Chapter 6: Social Class - The Forgotten Identity Marker in Social Studies Education

Chapter 7: Liberal Discourses About Aboriginal Students – A Case Study of Power Blindness

Chapter 8: Ideology, Democracy and the ‘Good’ Citizen

Chapter 9: Neoliberalism: Laissez Faire Economics Revisited?

Chapter 10: Some Final Reflections - Dare the Schools Teach for a Fair Social Order?. .

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789400714182

9400714181

OCLC:

744999708