Abstract: This paper sought to explore the role of the school in the transmission of culture. Using analysis, the study attempts to examine how school curriculum is constructed to transmit culture, to investigate the role of the teacher as socializing agent and to relate the cultural nexus of pedagogy. The study indicates that the school is a culture-laden social institution. It further infers that curriculum, in its different subject matters not only transmit but also preserve culture and that the teacher is a paramount socializer of the cultural content. The manner in which pedagogy is done is further observed to be either perpetuating the ideals of the dominant culture and thus leading to social stratification or otherwise enhancing dialogue, which leads to an integrated cultural mindset among the learners.
Keywords: School, Culture, Education, Curriculum, Pedagogy, Teacher.
Title: The role of the School in the transmission of Culture, with Kenyan references
Author: Elvis Omondi Kauka
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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