Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Teaching as a political act: The role of critical pedagogical practices and curriculum Subject The topic of the resource Critical pedagogy; Hidden curriculum; Identity; India; Teacher-student relationship Description An account of the resource The present paper is an inquiry into the role of the teacher in the context of the dominant Indian value system, an imposed curriculum and teacher-students interactions from the social psychological and critical interdisciplinary perspectives. The role of the school in the present modernist worldview is to frame and impart knowledge which may lead to economic growth. In this context, the role of the teacher is observed as being limited to a bearer of information rather than a leader who visualizes change and develops critical ability among students. Based on the theoretical framework of postformalism and collective/social identity, the current work argues that the role of the teacher is not limited to passively following and communicating mainstream values but involves constructing a new participative identity through critical pedagogical engagement and by acting as an active agent of social change. Institute for Research in Social Communication, Slovak Academy of Sciences. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sinha C. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Human Affairs, Vol-26, No. 3, pp. 304-316. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Walter de Gruyter GmbH Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1515/humaff-2016-0026" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1515/humaff-2016-0026</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84983082074&amp;doi=10.1515%2Fhumaff-2016-0026&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=f2944f832bf5d35b8bb3c7b7036bb895" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84983082074&amp;doi=10.1515%2fhumaff-2016-0026&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=f2944f832bf5d35b8bb3c7b7036bb895</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Hybrid Gold Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 12103055 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Sinha C., Christ University, Hosur Road, Bangalore, 560029, Karnataka, India