Education- Ethnicity: The ethnocentric curicculum Flashcards
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Troyna and Williams
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Most schools teach french, spanish, german. Chinese is the most spoken language in the world, yet it is not largely taught at schools.
2
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Ball
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History curicculum tries to recreate a ‘mythical age of empire and past glories’ while ignoring the history of black and asian people.
3
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Tikly
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When black history was mentioned, it tended to be in relation to slavery, rather than the positive contribution of black people in history.
4
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School holidays
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Based around Christian holidays eg- Christmas, easter. Disregards other religious groups eg- muslim pupils aren’t allowed time off school while fasting in Ramadan.
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