Curriculum Violence
Author | : Erhabor Ighodaro |
Publisher | : Nova Science Publishers |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 1626188556 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781626188556 |
Rating | : 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Download or read book Curriculum Violence written by Erhabor Ighodaro and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the historical context of African Americans' educational experiences, and it provides information that helps to assess the dominant discourse on education, which emphasises White middle-class cultural values and standardisation of students' outcomes. Curriculum violence is defined as the deliberate manipulation of academic programming in a manner that ignores or compromises the intellectual and psychological well being of learners. Related to this are the issues of assessment and the current focus on high-stakes standardised testing in schools, where most teachers are forced to teach for the test.