Human Diversity, Cultural Hegemony, and the Integrity of the Academic Canon.

Gordon, Edmund W.; Bhattacharyya, Maitrayee

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Publication Date: 1992

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Human Diversity, Cultural Hegemony, and the Integrity of the Academic Canon.

Gordon, Edmund W.; Bhattacharyya, Maitrayee

Journal of Negro Education, v61 n3 p405-18 Sum 1992

Examines questions arising from concern for Africentric and multicultural education, including the nature of diversity and the relationships among cultural hegemony, cultural diversity, and cultural pluralism. Changing conceptions of intelligence, knowledge, and education are considered in relation to the treatment of cultural and ethnic identities and multicultural education. (SLD)

Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Concept Formation, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Ethnic Groups, Ethnocentrism, Individual Differences, Intelligence, Knowledge Level, Minority Groups, Multicultural Education

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Language: English

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