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Rejecting Mediocrity and the Politics of Domestication.

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Title: Rejecting Mediocrity and the Politics of Domestication.
Authors: Rodriguez, Alberto J.1
Source: JCT: Journal of Curriculum Theorizing (1057896X). Fall2005, Vol. 21 Issue 3, p47-59. 13p.
Subject Terms: *University faculty, *Curriculum, *Educators, *Instructional systems, *Teachers, *Educational standards
Abstract: The article discusses the problems related to the domestication of new faculty members in education programs. An unfortunate, yet not surprising, by-product of domestication in teacher education is the treatment of the predominant curriculum as pasture. It follows that if faculty members are domesticated to conform to the established academic rituals and culture so that they could be awarded tenure and promotion, a related-casualty of the domestication process is the curriculum. In this case, instead of the curriculum being perceived as a site of struggle and representation it is promoted as pasture--a place where established knowledge and predominant social practices are to be grazed upon uncritically and without reflection.
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Abstract:The article discusses the problems related to the domestication of new faculty members in education programs. An unfortunate, yet not surprising, by-product of domestication in teacher education is the treatment of the predominant curriculum as pasture. It follows that if faculty members are domesticated to conform to the established academic rituals and culture so that they could be awarded tenure and promotion, a related-casualty of the domestication process is the curriculum. In this case, instead of the curriculum being perceived as a site of struggle and representation it is promoted as pasture--a place where established knowledge and predominant social practices are to be grazed upon uncritically and without reflection.
ISSN:1057896X