''Official Knowledge: Democratic Education in a Conservative Age'' is a book written in 1993 by
Michael Apple
Michael W. Apple (born August 20, 1942) is an educational theorist specialized on education and power, cultural politics, curriculum theory and research, critical teaching, and the development of democratic schools.
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about the inherent politics of educational practice and policy. Its themes include
right-wing
Right-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position on the basis of natural law, economics, authorit ...
cultural hegemony
In Marxist philosophy, cultural hegemony is the dominance of a culturally diverse society by the ruling class who manipulate the culture of that society—the beliefs and explanations, perceptions, values, and mores—so that the worldview of t ...
, control of
textbook
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contents, and the role of
private business
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in schools. It has received three editions.
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1993 non-fiction books
Books about education
Routledge books
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