Melting Pot Influences on Secondary English Curriculum Policy
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https://doi.org/10.22230/ijepl.2009v4n11a184Keywords:
cultural diversity, curriculum policy, English literature, language arts, multicultural literature, racial diversity, standardizationAbstract
This article explores how racial, cultural, and linguistic diversity are addressed in secondary English curriculum policy in Massachusetts, U.S.A. Data are analyzed through theories of the sociology of knowledge and the myth of the United States melting pot. Analysis revealed that curriculum policy privileged Eurocentric literature and the English language and adhered to a melting pot ideology. The article considers how the international educational policy movement toward post-standardization may afford greater responsiveness to diversity.Downloads
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2009-11-16
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Skerrett, A. (2009). Melting Pot Influences on Secondary English Curriculum Policy. International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 4(11). https://doi.org/10.22230/ijepl.2009v4n11a184
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