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Peer reviewedHowley, Aimee; Hartnett, Richard – Educational Theory, 1992
Analyzes the interplay of power and knowledge within the contemporary university. Based on the work of poststructuralist thinker Michel Foucault, the paper examines two paradigms (disciplinary and pastoral) for defining power relations within major institutions. (SM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Higher Education, Institutional Role, Politics of Education
Peer reviewedGiroux, Henry A. – Educational Theory, 1979
The development of the new technology in the U.S. adds to the notion that history is irrelevant and that futurists have nothing to learn from it. Public school pedagogy plays a strong role in perpetuating the hegemony of the social and economic elite. (JN)
Descriptors: Capitalism, Curriculum Design, Democratic Values, Futures (of Society)
