Considers classroom instruction in a Catholic junior high school as part of an intricate ritual system supporting the values of the larger society. Corporate capitalist values associated with "becoming a worker" closely complemented values associated with "becoming a Catholic." Together these create the "ritual…

The author proposes a theory of power which explains important features of social and political life from the point of view that a more democratic and equalitarian organization of society is possible and desirable, and that education can play a role in attaining that kind of society. (MT)

Students learn much that is not publicly set forth in official school philosophy or in course syllabi. This learning, which includes information, beliefs, and ways of behaving, can be attributed to the implicit curricula of schooling. Discussed are the messages imparted by the classroom and school environment. (RM)

Schools are organizations in which rules are pervasive but not always explicitly stated. Students learn not only specific rules but also about rules in general. The hidden lessons about rules are among the few parts of the hidden curriculum associated with the social environment which are effectively learned. (IS)

The political educator takes the perspective that, in Thomas Hobbes's phrase, "man is not born fit for society." To make him so fit, contemporary political educators seek to develop individual autonomy and democratic affect, which would have the added task of reforming all of society in the future. The current consensus holds that the…

This article questions the value of efforts to develop a universal knowledge base in teacher education. A description is provided of a teacher education program at the University of Illinois at Chicago; designed as an alternative to empirical knowledge-based teacher education programs. (IAH)

Typical business ethics courses conform to a rationale demonstrating market benefits of ethical behavior rather than encouraging examination of the assumptions and effects of business practice. They tend to reinforce free-market principles and encourage students to regard business as distinct from society. (SK)

Content analysis of five consumer education workbooks used in adult literacy classes examined depictions of the market and literacy learners as consumers. A hidden curriculum that promotes ideologies disrespectful of learners was discerned. The ideologies maintain inequalities by blaming financial failure on consumers, ignoring the larger social,…

This article reviews the studies concerning ethnic identity construction in the schooling context. Next, it outlines a conceptual framework about theories of ethnic identity. Finally, it demonstrates a case study of ethnic identity construction of Neidi Tibet School with data collection and analysis. (Contains 1 note, 2 tables, and 2 figures.)

In this paper, the focus is upon daily school practices in Junior Secondary Schools in Ghana and Botswana. The data from 12 ethnographic case studies have been used to explore how the institution of schooling is gendered. The analysis focuses predominantly on the informal practices of the hidden curriculum through a theoretical perspective that…

Debating whether or not teachers should teach values addresses the wrong question. Education already is a values-infused enterprise. The larger question is how to train teachers for positive character formation. Two teacher education strategies are presented in this article. A "minimalist" strategy requires teacher educators to make explicit the…

This paper argues that just as subject matter is inherently value-laden, educators should not feel trepidation about morally justifying their criteria for choosing curricula to be taught in the classroom. It recommends that true "moral" choices should be made on the bases of relevance to student experiences; moral propriety of subject matter…

Outlines Denscombe's Hidden Pedagogy Thesis (HPT) and presents results of a study that shows the HPT fails to describe the conservative elements in teachers' work. Contends that socio-cultural factors also determine the occupational socialization of teachers and consequently shape the teachers' conception of limitations in their work. (BSR)

Explores whether student activities in middle schools (1) contribute to students' educational progress and (2) should be afforded the same critical scrutiny as academic curricula. Results of a junior high school survey indicate that student activities enjoy a high degree of support and can be a powerful vehicle for achieving intended learning…

The United States has inherited an ideology concerning politics, culture, and the state that values the democratic distribution by the schools of rationality and of social motivation. Unfortunately, the bureaucratic organization of schools discourages this distribution, and the incentives for changing either the organization or the distribution…