Democratic Politics and the Culture of American Education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3330728 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard M Merelman (University of Wisconsin–Madison, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 319-332 |
| Publication date | 1980-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0554 • E-ISSN: 1537-5943 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1960628 |
| OpenAlex | W1964508196 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
| References cited | 31 |
This article argues that weaknesses in the school's socialization of democratic values can be traced to culturally patterned strains in American education. Such strains are cultural adaptations to a conflict between educational knowledge and order, on the one hand, and egalitarian politics in America, on the other. After treating a defective explanation for the school's weakness as a democratic socialization agent-the "hidden curriculum" approach-the article outlines the conflict between democratic politics and "the basic shape of schooling." The article concludes by tracing the deleterious effect of this conflict on teachers, curricula, and students
American political science · Curriculum · Democracy · Order (exchange · Pedagogy · Political science · Political socialization · Politics · Social science · Socialization · Sociology · Strengths and weaknesses · Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 24 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,52 |
| Citation span | 1980 - 2026 (47) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 23 |