Homogenizing the Curriculum: Manufacturing the Standardized Student
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Dec 20, 2013
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How does a university
education that is mired in corporate ideology and corporate
culture restrict the kind of critical knowledge of which I have
spoken? Perhaps the answer lies in the values behind the
corporate enterprise itself. Jerry Mander, in his work on
corporate culture's effect on American humanistic values (as well
as the cultures of the Indian nations), describes several "rules
of corporate behavior" which I'll summarize briefly and then show
their impact on curricular issues.
education that is mired in corporate ideology and corporate
culture restrict the kind of critical knowledge of which I have
spoken? Perhaps the answer lies in the values behind the
corporate enterprise itself. Jerry Mander, in his work on
corporate culture's effect on American humanistic values (as well
as the cultures of the Indian nations), describes several "rules
of corporate behavior" which I'll summarize briefly and then show
their impact on curricular issues.
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Education for Democracy: Fighting the Corporate Takeover
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