Accelerated Christian Education: A case study of the use of race in voucher-funded private Christian schools

President Donald Trump has promised an expansion of voucher programs for private schools in the United States. Private Christian schools are likely beneficiaries of such an expansion, but little research has been conducted about the curricula they use or their suitability for public funds. This arti...

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Published in:Journal of curriculum studies 2018-01, Vol.50 (3), p.333-351
Main Authors: Scaramanga, Jonny, Reiss, Michael J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceleration (Education)
Beziehung
Bildungsgutschein
Case Studies
Christian Education
Christianity
Christliche Erziehung
Church Programs
Content Analysis
Critical Theory
Curricula
Curriculum Development
Curriculum Research
Educational History
Educational Practices
Educational Vouchers
Elementary Secondary Education
Language Attitudes
Private Schools
Privatschule
Qualitative Research
Race
racial relations
Rasse
Religious Education
Religious schools
Social Justice
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Summary:President Donald Trump has promised an expansion of voucher programs for private schools in the United States. Private Christian schools are likely beneficiaries of such an expansion, but little research has been conducted about the curricula they use or their suitability for public funds. This article describes and critiques the depiction of race in Accelerated Christian Education, a curriculum used in some voucher-funded schools in the United States, as well as in private schools in 140 countries. It employs content analysis and qualitative documentary analysis of the curriculum workbooks, and builds on Christian Smith and Michael Emerson's theoretical framework of white evangelicals' 'cultural toolkit' to explain the ideas about race in the curriculum. The paper finds that in addition to some overt racism, the system promulgates a worldview which does not have the capacity to recognize or oppose systemic injustice. It is argued that such a curriculum is not a suitable recipient of federal funding.
ISSN:0022-0272
1366-5839
1366-5839
DOI:10.1080/00220272.2017.1408856