The Status of Ethnicity in the Hidden Curriculum of Secondary School

The effective role of education is undeniable in ethnic identity of different cultures students and the consequent creation of a crisis or the creation of national unity in the country.The purpose of this study was to analyze the status of ethnicity in the hidden curriculum of Secondary School. The research method was qualitative so that ethnographic method was used in this study. The study participants were 6 teachers and 30 students from Persian, Lor and Arab ethnicities from a high school in Behbahan city. In data analysis based on the Smith method, various main categories appeared, including neglect of ethnicity, teachers' Ignorance, different expectations of teachers, ethnicity as a reason of discrimination, and the consequences of ethnic discrimination.Each of them included several sub-themes. To verify the validity of research, triangulation method was used and data were referred back to the participants. Finally, based on the findings of this study, it can be acknowledged that the status of ethnicity in the hidden curriculum was undesirable.