MDSD11H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: The Hidden Curriculum, Critical Race Theory, Hidden Curriculum
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Critical race theory, multicultural education, and the hidden curriculum of hegemony, multicultural perspectives, 5(4), 3-9. Uses a critical race theory perspective to explore hidden curriculum in relation to multicultural education. The hidden curriculum suppressed multicultural education"s transformative possibilities. America"s ethnic makeup is becoming more diverse with time, but the mainstream curriculum of its schools, colleges, and universities still reflect the experiences of anglo. However, it still struggles to make an impact on america"s education system and youth because it is at the margins rather than the center of practice. They are trying to figure out why. Antonio gramsci"s (1971) notion of hegemony as a possible way to retheorize our understanding of the hidden curriculum (4) Crt asks such questions as: what role do schools, school processes, and school structures play in the maintenance of racial, ethnic, and gender subordination? (4-5)
