Weapons of Mass Distortion
In this personal narrative I contend that the traditional conventions of schooling can distort and mislead us in mainstream schools and universities. The long-term consequences of these practices have paved the way for the corporate curriculum's privatization agenda for what Illich (1971) haile...
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In this personal narrative I contend that the traditional conventions of schooling can distort and mislead us in mainstream schools and universities. The long-term consequences of these practices have paved the way for the corporate curriculum's privatization agenda for what Illich (1971) hailed as the 'hidden curriculum' of our consumer-based society. |
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