Author: Edmund Hamann

Source: Intercultural Education, Volume 15, Number 4, December 2004 , pp. 399-412(14)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract:

In November 2003, the Council on Anthropology and Education honored John Ogbu with the George and Louise Spindler Award, for exemplary and long-term contributions to educational anthropology. But in March 2003, a noted economist condemned Ogbu's work as serving an 'oppressive function'. In this paper, such contradictory instances are cited as the author recounts his encounters with Ogbu's scholarship. Disparate assessments of Ogbu's ideas and legacy raise important questions. What responsibility do educational anthropologists have for how their research is understood? Which aspects of Ogbu's legacy should we hold onto as his work is interpreted in politicized and polarized ways?

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1467598042000313421

Publication date: 2004-12-01

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