Publication Date
2008
Document Type
Open Dissertation/Thesis
First Advisor
Burch, Kerry R.
Degree Name
M.S. Ed. (Master of Education)
Department
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology, and Foundations (LEPF)
Abstract
This inquiry examines teacher identity in relation to such terms as "neutrality," "objectivity," and "indoctrination." The congruent relationship between teacher identity and American national identity is highlighted to expose the powerful common-sense assumptions that accept neutrality and objectivity as a preferred mode. In addition, the American teacher's relationship to and fear of the term "indoctrination" is explored and challenged. The historical movement for social reconstruction and the current movement for social justice, along with the Cuban and Russian Revolutions, are explained in depth to highlight specific instances when teacher neutrality was questioned and in some cases abandoned to achieve political and moral ends.
Recommended Citation
Heybach Vivirito, Jessica Anne, "Dare the teachers learn to dare? An inquiry into the civic consequences of teacher neutrality" (2008). Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations. 8003.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allgraduate-thesesdissertations/8003
Publisher
Northern Illinois University
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