Ethnicity : Ethnocentric Curriculum

• Ethnocentric Curriculum

  Stuart Hall suggests that there is a 'culture of resistance' among many black Caribbean pupils, where the children are encouraged to reject school life and create subcultures.
• Ethnocentric Curriculum

  Sewell suggests that this may be due to an ethnocentric curriculum where the material being taught is less relevant to a diverse range of cultures, for example, in History lessons, children are taught white European or American history with very little focus on African culture, except for negative concepts such as slavery. Geography examines 'privileged' and less economically developed countries, highlighting that countries that are more 'developed' are Westernised and the concept of development is judged in economic (capitalist) terms rather than cultural.
• Ethnocentric Curriculum

  Sewell This presents a negative view of many countries, such as the Indian subcontinent. Religious education focuses on Christianity and PSHE focuses on the value consensus of white British culture. The school timetable revolves around Christian festivals (Easter, Christmas) with little allowance for absence due to other religious festivals of different ethnicities. This will create division among pupils, incorrect stereotypes and disengagement by pupils from some minority ethnic groups.