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- The Cambridge Handbook of Ethics and Education
- The Cambridge Handbook of Ethics and Education
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Traditions in Ethics and Education
- Part II Ethics and Education in Practice
- 15 Why Educate?
- 16 The Displacement of Ethics in Education through Educational Standardization
- 17 School Health Policies and Practices
- 18 Value Creation and Happiness in Education
- 19 Children’s Rights, Childhood, and the Sovereignty of the Good
- 20 School Discipline and the Ethics of Punishment
- 21 Educating All Children
- 22 Decolonizing Curricula
- 23 The Political Necessity and Perilous Ambiguity of “Academic Freedom”
- 24 Teacher Activism and Ethical Speech
- 25 The Specter of Agreement
- 26 Philosophical Reflections on Ethics in Teaching and Teacher Education
- 27 The Ethical Dimension of Educating Educators
- Part III Emerging Ethical Pathways and Frameworks
- Index
- References
22 - Decolonizing Curricula
Indigenization and Critical Settler Consciousness
from Part II - Ethics and Education in Practice
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 March 2024
- The Cambridge Handbook of Ethics and Education
- The Cambridge Handbook of Ethics and Education
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Traditions in Ethics and Education
- Part II Ethics and Education in Practice
- 15 Why Educate?
- 16 The Displacement of Ethics in Education through Educational Standardization
- 17 School Health Policies and Practices
- 18 Value Creation and Happiness in Education
- 19 Children’s Rights, Childhood, and the Sovereignty of the Good
- 20 School Discipline and the Ethics of Punishment
- 21 Educating All Children
- 22 Decolonizing Curricula
- 23 The Political Necessity and Perilous Ambiguity of “Academic Freedom”
- 24 Teacher Activism and Ethical Speech
- 25 The Specter of Agreement
- 26 Philosophical Reflections on Ethics in Teaching and Teacher Education
- 27 The Ethical Dimension of Educating Educators
- Part III Emerging Ethical Pathways and Frameworks
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter begins by addressing settler colonialism and how it has affected and influenced educational practices in the United States. The authors discuss how they define decolonization and ask themselves and their readers if it is truly possible to decolonize schooling in the United States. They offer the concept of a critical settler consciousness to push back against settler colonization, and give multiple examples of communities and schools that are decolonizing their curriculums. The authors emphasize that decolonizing the curriculum is not easy; it is complicated, convoluted, and often unclear. They conclude that there is hope in the communities, parents, and students employing decolonizing practices to educate their young people.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Ethics and Education , pp. 465 - 484Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024