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Poisonous Pedagogy

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In sociology and psychology, poisonous pedagogy, also called black pedagogy from the original German schwarze Padagogik, refers to traditional child-raising methods that modern pedagogy considers repressive and harmful. It includes behaviors and communication that theorists regard as manipulative or violent, such as extreme forms of corporal punishment.

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Poisonous pedagogy, also called black pedagogy, is any traditional child-raising methods which modern pedagogy considers repressive and harmful. 1
Origin Year
1977 1
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Source Wikipedia: Katharina Rutschky
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1. Poisonous Pedagogy (Wikipedia)
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  • opening summary
    In sociology and psychology, poisonous pedagogy, also called black pedagogy (from the original German name schwarze Pädagogik), is any traditional child-raising methods which modern pedagogy considers repressive and harmful.
  • Origin and definitions section, opening sentence
    The concept was first introduced by Katharina Rutschky in her 1977 work Schwarze Pädagogik.
  • In Group: Hidden Curriculum and Social Reproduction Critiques, Lead paragraph, in-group
    In sociology and psychology, poisonous pedagogy, also called black pedagogy (from the original German name schwarze Pädagogik), is any traditional child-raising methods which modern pedagogy considers repressive and harmful.
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Wikipedia: Katharina Rutschky
Developed By: Katharina Rutschky, Lead
Quote, Developed By: Katharina Rutschky, Lead
She coined the term Schwarze Pädagogik (literally black pedagogy) in her eponymous book from 1977
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