ERIC Number: EJ1231431
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0362-6784
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Dominant Narratives, Subjugated Knowledges, and the Righting of the Story of Disability in K-12 Curricula
Curriculum Inquiry, v49 n4 p387-404 2019
Dominant stories, as upheld through K-12 curricula, are influential in reproducing systems of power and privilege in schools and society. In this article, we suggest that stories of people with disabilities are either missing in K-12 curricula, or told in ways that are highly ableist. We use discourse theory as a frame for considering the role of curricula in reproducing power/knowledge in schools, and promote critical pedagogy as a tool for teaching students to recognize and disrupt the ableism inherent in dominant educational discourses. We provide concrete strategies for infusing counter-narratives and subjugated knowledges into the curriculum where silences or authoritative presences exist. Overall, this article is a call to educators to tackle, head-on, ableist discourse in the curriculum with a goal of promoting liberatory knowledges about disability in schools.
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Course Content, Social Bias, Disabilities, Power Structure, Knowledge Level, Social Justice, Curriculum Development, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Civil Rights, Consciousness Raising
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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