Beyond the National Curriculum Curricular Centralism and Cultural Diversity in Europe and the USA

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Beyond the National Curriculum focuses on what is taught in schools and universities in Europe and the USA, it considers the role of school and university education in producing prejudice against marginalised groups and citizens of other nations. It also evaluates the role that school and university knowledge plays in the generation of conflict within and between states. This provocative book offers a radical assessment of the role of school and university education, questioning the accepted links between state and knowledge. Beyond the National Curriculum is part of a new series which seeks to address the needs of professional development, essentially at the level of the taught masters degree. Although primarily aimed at teachers and lecturers, it is intended that the books in the series will appeal to a wider readership, including those involved in professional education management, health promotion and youth work. The books are overtly pedagogical. They aim to: familiarize the reader with the