Abstract:ABSTRACT In a series of statements made in the summer of 1995 Dr Nicholas Tate, Chief Executive of the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority (SCAA), argued that pupils of all cultural groups in B...ABSTRACT In a series of statements made in the summer of 1995 Dr Nicholas Tate, Chief Executive of the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority (SCAA), argued that pupils of all cultural groups in Britain should be taught what it means to be British and enabled to develop a strong sense of British identity. In September 1995 Dr Tate attacked a version of history teaching which he said abandoned what he regarded as its prime purpose, the transmission of inherited culture. These comments will no doubt bring renewed attention to the debate about culture, identity and the curriculum. Since 1985 this debate has centred on the Swann Report and the concern for an ‘Education for AW. What has often been lacking, however, is a full discussion of what is meant by cultural pluralism and associated concepts like culture and identity. This paper will offer a critique of recent communitarian versions of pluralism by examining the concepts of culture and identity which underpin them. I will argue for a model of education which rejects cultural transmission in favour of a transformationalist curriculum which goes beyond culture.Read More
Publication Year: 1996
Publication Date: 1996-11-01
Language: en
Type: article
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