Critical literacy : what every American ought to know /: what every American ought to know. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr. ; foreword by Michael W. Apple.
• Authors: Provenzo, Eugene F
• Other Names: Apple, Michael W author of foreword.
• Contents: Hirsch as a leader of the conservative movement in contemporary education -- Hirsch's critique of Dewey -- Who benefits from Hirsch's model of cultural literacy? -- What should be the aims of education? -- Gregory Bateson and the "pattern which connects" -- What Hirsch's curriculum is mainly about: the transmission or banking model of education and culture -- Hirsch's model as representing a type of cultural imperialism or educational colonialism -- Hirsch's model and cultural hegemony -- Hirsch and the "null curriculum" -- Hirsch and the appropriation of Gramsci -- Hirsch and scientific standars -- Are American schools a failure? -- Hirsch's desire for a national curriculum -- Who creates and defines the curriculum? -- Why is Hirsch's work so readily accepted? -- Questions for E.D. Hirsch, Jr., and other educational and cultural conservatives -- What literate Americans outh to know: a preliminary list.
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 370.11/5; Critical pedagogy -- United States; EDUCATION / Essays; EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions; EDUCATION / Reference; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781317261865; 1317261860
• Related ISBNs: 9781594510885; 9781594510892
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 7, 2016)
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