The Accreditation of Schools of Education and the Appropriation of Diversity

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Abstract

Multiculturalism as an educational project emerged in the 1960s as one of the major political conquests of the civil rights struggles and the 1954Brown v. Board of Education decision that officially eliminated racial segregation in schools. At the time, multiculturalism was considered a revolutionary social policy designed to integrate people of color and other marginalized groups into mainstream society, providing them with the same access to rights and resources as their White counterparts. The multicultural project was envisioned as an effective counterhegemonic strategy to reverse centuries of racialized domination in the United States—a powerful exclusionary force rooted in the wanton economic exploitation of the Other and the nation’s earlier enslavement of African Americans. However, despite a variety of legislation, liberal policies, and multicultural educational approaches, schools have remained places entrenched in beliefs of racial inferiority deeply rooted in the practices of everyday life.
Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)123-142
JournalCultural Studies-Critical Methodologies Journal
Volume6
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006

Disciplines

  • Education

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