This study used a critical discourse analysis (CDA) to examine the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for government. These are the learning standards that public schools are required to use as the curriculum in Texas. Additionally, the study critically examined the Texas State Board of Education meeting minutes from the spring of 2010, when the board revised all social studies TEKS. James Gee’s framework for conducting CDA was used to analyze the government TEKS and meeting minutes to uncover the ways in which the language in the documents defines democratic and citizenship education in Texas, determine if the language creates an imbalance of power among participants in education, and do these documents agree with educational philosophers’ construct of citizenship and democratic education? The results of the CDA concluded that the Texas learning standards, and the words of many SBOE members reveal a preference toward right-wing, conservative beliefs. The construct of citizenship and democratic education created by the Texas government TEKS and SBOE meeting minutes contradicts these notions, as defined by educational theorists, and excludes those participants who do not embrace these beliefs.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc500012 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Strunc, Abbie R. |
| Contributors | King, Kelley M. (Kelley Marie), 1964-, Nuñez-Janes, Mariela, Laney, James Duke, 1957-, Subramanian, Karthigeyan |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vi, 403 pages, Text |
| Coverage | United States - Texas |
| Rights | Public, Strunc, Abbie R., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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