A critical sociology of the education of Native Americans: An application of Habermas to the pedagogy (Juergen Habermas)

This work explores the application of the work of Jurgen Habermas on the practice of Critical Pedagogy, as it regards Native American education. A historical timeline of educational policy is presented, developed through the theoretical perspective availed by the functionalist and the critical perspectives. Habermas' body of work is then mined for applicable possibilities, centering primarily on the discursive approach of Communicative Theory and Habermas' notion of epistemology. The work concludes with an examination of how Habermas' views might best be incorporated in Critical Pedagogy as it is practiced in America.