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Educational institutions can perpetuate or challenge injustice from "summary" of Education and Power by Michael W. Apple
Michael W. Apple argues that educational institutions play a critical role in either perpetuating or challenging injustice within society. This is because schools are not neutral entities, but rather are embedded within larger social, economic, and political contexts that shape their practices and outcomes. Educational institutions have the power to reproduce existing inequalities by promoting certain forms of knowledge, values, and behaviors that advantage dominant groups while marginalizing others. For example, curriculum choices, teaching methods, and assessment practices can all reflect and reinforce the intere...
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