Deculturalization and the Struggle for Equality : A Brief History of the Education of Dominated Cultures in the United States

Name: Deculturalization and the Struggle for Equality : A Brief History of the Education of Dominated Cultures in the United States
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Joel Spring\u0092s history of school policies imposed on dominated groups in the United States examines the concept of deculturalization\u0097the use of schools to strip away family languages and cultures and replace them with those of the dominant group. The focus is on the education of dominated groups forced to become citizens in territories conquered by the United States, including Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, Latino Americans, and Hawaiians.\nIn seven concise, thought-provoking chapters, this analysis and documentation of how education is used to change or eliminate linguistic and cultural traditions in the United States looks at the educational, legal, and social construction of race and racism in the United States, emphasizing the various meanings of \u0093equality\u0094 that\n\nDeculturalization and the Struggle for Equality\nA Brief History of the Education of Dominated Cultures in the United States\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new i;