Potential Curriculum in Higher Education -- Contemporary Educational Theory Translation Series

Author: Margolis
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: This book explores higher education from the perspective of the study of hidden curriculum. Its themes span the fields of "General Higher Education" and "Curriculum Research." The content of the book can be broadly divided into three main focuses: 1. A theoretical review of the hidden curriculum; 2. The perspective of the hidden curriculum in higher education; 3. Issues of the hidden curriculum in higher education. In the theoretical review of the hidden curriculum, the author organizes structural functionalism, Marxism, the perspectives of British educational sociology, American critical theory, and resistance theory to provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of the theoretical background of the hidden curriculum. After the theoretical discussion, the author uses a sharp perspective to guide readers into various aspects of higher education, such as the school environment, internationalization, specialization, administrative supervision, the process of thesis supervision, classrooms, and the arrangement of departments and courses, all of which are filled with hidden curriculum. On the practical level, it can be said that "the hidden curriculum is everywhere." Finally, the author also reflects on gender issues, class issues, and ethnic or racialism in higher education from a multicultural perspective, guiding readers into the multicultural vision of higher education.