Contentious curricula : Afrocentrism and creationism in American public schools /

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This book compares two challenges made to American public school curricula in the 1980s and 1990s. It identifies striking similarities between proponents of Afrocentrism and creationism, accounts for their differential outcomes, and draws important conclusions for the study of culture, organizations...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Binder, Amy J., 1964-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2002.
Colección:Princeton studies in cultural sociology.
Temas:
Curriculum change > United States.
Social movements > United States.
Afrocentrism > Study and teaching > United States.
Creationism > Study and teaching > United States.
Theory & Practice of Education.
Education.
Social Sciences.
Programmes d'études > Changements > États-Unis.
Mouvements sociaux > États-Unis.
Afrocentrisme > Étude et enseignement > États-Unis.
Créationnisme > Étude et enseignement > États-Unis.
EDUCATION > Curricula.
EDUCATION > Comparative.
Afrocentrism > Study and teaching
Creationism > Study and teaching
Curriculum change
Social movements
Schöpfungsglaube
Öffentliche Schule
Curriculumreform
Afrozentrismus
Nationalisme noir > Etats-Unis.
Ecoles publiques > Etats-Unis.
United States
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction to Afrocentrism and Creationism, challenges to educational "injustice"
  • The challengers
  • History of the three Afrocentric cases: Atlanta, Washington, D.C., and New York State
  • Cultural, political, and organizational factors influencing Afrocentric outcomes
  • History of the four Creationist cases: Louisiana State; California State; Vista, California; and Kansas State
  • Cultural, political, and organizational factors influencing Creationist outcomes
  • Making more institutional the study of change.

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