Term of Award
Fall 2012
Degree Name
Doctor of Education in Curriculum Studies (Ed.D.)
Document Type and Release Option
Dissertation (restricted to Georgia Southern)
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Department
Department of Curriculum, Foundations, and Reading
Committee Chair
Marla Morris
Committee Member 1
Deron Boyles
Committee Member 2
Daniel Chapman
Committee Member 3
Ming He
Abstract
In utilizing critical theory to analyze the culture of consumption in school and in society, this work examines how the individual is becoming increasingly marginalized in a consumer world where the ethic of consumption is constantly reinforced via hegemony. My analysis and examination also considers how schools are becoming more commercialized as standardization and the corporate culture dominate the academic agenda; a trend I contend is producing passive consumers instead of independent, critical thinkers. In order to counter the hegemonic process in society and in school I call for a more holistic curriculum; one that incorporates the mental and physical benefits of running in order to address the needs of the whole child.
Recommended Citation
Sutlive, John, "A Critical Analysis of the Culture of Consumption: A Running Curriculum" (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 812.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/812
Research Data and Supplementary Material
No
