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Thornberg, Robert – Children & Society, 2008
Socialisation theories have traditionally focused on how children are socialised in a rather unidirectional manner, according to a transmission model. However, more recent research and theories show that children are not just passive recipients, but active agents in their socialisation process. At the same time, children are subordinated to adult…
Descriptors: Hidden Curriculum, Democracy, Citizenship Education, Student Attitudes
Hatt-Echeverria, Beth; Jo, Ji-Yeon – Educational Foundations, 2005
The purpose of this paper is to deconstruct the new racist discourse within an urban charter school. The authors focus upon how the new racist discourse relieves Whites, "of any semblance of social responsibility and commitment" (Giroux, 1999). As multiculturalism and political correctness are being taught and encouraged in the society to work…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Charter Schools, Racial Bias, Citizenship Education