Ideologies in Education: Unmasking the Trap of Teacher Neutrality powerfully exposes the
invisible yet pervasive nature of oppressive dominant ideologies the urgent need to articulate
their existence and the harmful impact they have on education. The solutions to many of the
educational challenges facing subordinated students are not purely technical or methodological
in nature but are instead rooted in commonly unacknowledged discriminatory ideologies and
practices. The invisible foundation (hegemonic ideologies that inform our perceptions and
treatment of subordinated students) needs to be made explicit and studied critically in order
to comprehend the challenges presented in minority education - and possible solutions - more
accurately. This book confronts the continuing existence and vigorous resurgence of
not-easily-named discriminatory perspectives toward students from subordinated cultural groups
as well as their numerous manifestations in schools and identifies the measures necessary to
neutralize unequal material conditions and biased beliefs. Contributors courageously address
these issues and ideologies at both the practical and theoretical levels. Ideologies in
Education is indispensable for courses that examine multiculturalism the sociocultural
dimensions of education minority educational issues and cultural studies.
