Teaching Asia in US secondary school classrooms. A curriculum of othering.

Autor/inn/en	Hong, Won-Pyo; Halvorsen, Anne-Lise
Titel	Teaching Asia in US secondary school classrooms. A curriculum of othering.
Quelle	In: Journal of curriculum studies, 42 (2010) 3, S. 371-393Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0272; 1366-5839
DOI	10.1080/00220270903353269
Schlagwörter	Forschung; Kulturforschung; Sekundarschule; Lehren; Curriculum; Lehrplanforschung; Internationalität; Asien
Abstract	This study examines six US social studies teachers' beliefs and curricular decisions that impact their teaching about Asia. Using interview data, the study seeks to understand the forces that influence what, how, and when teachers teach about Asia in their secondary classes, if and how they position Asians as 'others', and what bearing that has on how these teachers represent Asia in the curriculum. As the study investigates these topics in light of the wider social perceptions of Asia in US society, it uses cultural studies as a major theoretical framework. Major findings show that there is a significant gap between teachers' personal goals for instruction and students' perceptions about Asia, the latter of which are often influenced by mass media and popular culture. The study provides a new perspective on understanding the nature and social function of the school curriculum as producer of the collective perception of other peoples and cultures.
Erfasst von	IPN - Leibniz-Institut für die Pädagogik der Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik an der Universität Kiel
Update	2013/1