Saturday, November 21, 2020

What is an ideology?

This is a very good question!  What the heck is an ideology and why is it so important?

According to the chapter Introduction to the Curriculum Ideologies, "an ideology is a collection of ideas, a comprehensive vision, a way of looking at things, or a worldview that embodies the way a person or a group of people believe the world should organized and function.  It is a certain ethical set of ideals, principals, doctorines, myths or symbols of a social movement, institution, class or large group that explains how society should work, and offer some political and cultural blueprint for a certain social order." (Schiro, M. 2013)

We all have ideologies within our lives, whether we recognize it or not.  It is how we apply these ideologies to our everyday life that makes us all different.  The following video not only defines ideologies but also gives examples of their applications.


So why are ideologies so important to youth development and child life?  A ideology is what people believe and impacts their way of life and way of thinking for years to come.  If a child is taught to have negative ideologies about their experiences, we can only assume their they will have negative thoughts about their world and the world around them.  Thus it is the role of youth workers and child life specialists that we fill children and families with positive thinking and a constructive way to let out their emotions.  

References:

Schiro, M. (2013). Introduction to the curriculum ideologies. M. Schiro Curriculum Theory: Conflicting Visions and Enduring Concerns, 1-13.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7yG-Onxqto

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1 comment:

  1. Dr. McKameyDecember 9, 2020 at 6:23 AM

    I think you are talking about two very similar but different ideas related to the concept of ideology. There is Ideology (capital I), which are different approaches to education, youth work, or child life. These are big categories, which is why I have capitalized "I." I think Schiro would say there are not positive or negative ideologies -- there are just different ways of constructing and working in the world. There are also mindsets, which are the ways an individual is making meaning of their illness. Carol Dweck has written extensively about mindsets. Dweck says there are two different kinds of mindsets -- a fixed mindset (e.g. I am blind and will always be helpless, I am a victim and always will be), and a growth mindset (e.g. I am blind and I am constantly problem solving to be successful in the world, I am a survivor..)I think you need to distinguish these two concepts here. Where Ideology speaks to a set of practices and beliefs shared by many people, mindsets are often framed as individual.

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