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52 produkter
Politics of Nonformal Education in Latin America
Inbunden, 1990
1038 kr
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Torres here brings a unique theoretical perspective to the study of the politics of nonformal education in Latin America. Using the literacy programs in several Latin American countries--including Mexico, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Grenada--as the prime examples of adult educational reform, Torres …
State, Corporatist Politics, and Educational Policy Making in Mexico
Av Daniel A. Morales Gomez, Carlos Alberto Torres
Inbunden, 1990
1038 kr
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An important contribution to the growing body of work on Latin American policy making in education, this volume presents a critical analysis of the conflicts and contradictions inherent in educational policy planning in Mexico since the early 1970s. In an effort to forge a clearer and more …
Church, Society, and Hegemony
A Critical Sociology of Religion in Latin America
Av Carlos Alberto Torres, Richard A. Young
Inbunden, 1992
1068 kr
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This book provides a critical sociology of religion in Latin America. Its purpose is to discuss the notion of religion as part of social, cultural, and political processes in capitalist societies, drawing on the classics of sociological thought (Marx, Durkheim, Weber, and Gramsci). Thus, churches …
Education, Policy, and Social Change
Experiences from Latin America
Av Daniel A. Morales Gomez, Carlos Alberto Torres m. fl.
Inbunden, 1992
1038 kr
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The purpose of this contributed volume is to examine the links among research, policy, and change in education in Latin America in the context of the relationships between the economy, politics, and the state in the 1980s. The case analyses will discuss the challenges these societies face in …
Education, Policy, and Social Change
Experiences from Latin America
Av Daniel A. Morales Gomez, Carlos Alberto Torres
E-bok, 1992
1136 kr
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The purpose of this contributed volume is to examine the links among research, policy, and change in education in Latin America in the context of the relationships between the economy, politics, and the state in the 1980s. The case analyses will discuss the challenges these societies face in …
Latin American Education
Comparative Perspectives
Inbunden, 2019
2506 kr
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This book offers a relevant sample of the current research on Latin American education in comparative perspective. In their introduction, Torres and Puiggrós, two of the most recognized researchers of Latin American education, draw from political sociology of education, theories of the state, …
Latin American Education
Comparative Perspectives
Häftad, 2020
692 kr
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This book offers a relevant sample of the current research on Latin American education in comparative perspective. It presents and analyzes the most relevant topics, research agendas, and some of the key theoretical and political problems of Latin American education.
Theoretical and Empirical Foundations of Critical Global Citizenship Education
Häftad, 2019
574 kr
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In the first volume in the Critical Global Citizenship Education series, Torres combines theoretical and empirical research to present an original perspective on global citizenship education as a vitally important way of learning in a globalized world. In examining the requirements for effective …
Education and Neoliberal Globalization
Häftad, 2012
871 kr
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This volume by noted critical education scholar Carlos Alberto Torres takes up the question of how structural changes in schooling and the growing impacts of neoliberalism and globalization affect social change, national development, and democratic educational systems throughout the world. The …
Globalization and Education
Critical Perspectives
Av Nicholas C. Burbules, Carlos Alberto Torres
Häftad, 2000
744 kr
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In Globalization and Education: Critical Perspectives , an outstanding group of international contributors explore the increasingly important dimensions of globalization as it affects educational policy and practice in nation-states around the world. Changing conditions in a globalized …
Education and Neoliberal Globalization
Inbunden, 2008
2983 kr
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This volume by noted critical education scholar Carlos Alberto Torres takes up the question of how structural changes in schooling and the growing impacts of neoliberalism and globalization affect social change, national development, and democratic educational systems throughout the world. The …
Latin American Education
Comparative Perspectives
E-bok, 2019
791 kr
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This book offers a relevant sample of the current research on Latin American education in comparative perspective. In their introduction, Torres and Puiggros, two of the most recognized researchers of Latin American education, draw from political sociology of education, theories of the state, …
International Handbook on the Sociology of Education
An International Assessment of New Research and Theory
Av Carlos Alberto Torres, Ari Antikainen
Häftad, 2002
824 kr
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The twentieth century has been marked by the expansion of educational opportunities worldwide. It has been the century of education, and the role of the state in the promotion of public education has been decisive. Yet, at the millennium's turn efforts to diminish the role of the state are rapidly …
Critique and Utopia
New Developments in The Sociology of Education in the Twenty-First Century
Av Carlos Alberto Torres, Antonio Teodoro
Inbunden, 2007
1313 kr
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Critique and utopia are two of the central concepts of the sociology of education, and they indeed exemplify the critical traditions in the sociology of education as a discipline. This book analyzes, using theoretical frameworks and empirical data, the state of the art of the sociology of education …
Critique and Utopia
New Developments in The Sociology of Education in the Twenty-First Century
Av Carlos Alberto Torres, Antonio Teodoro
Häftad, 2007
557 kr
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Critique and utopia are two of the central concepts of the sociology of education, and they indeed exemplify the critical traditions in the sociology of education as a discipline. This book analyzes, using theoretical frameworks and empirical data, the state of the art of the sociology of education …
Social Theory and Education
A Critique of Theories of Social and Cultural Reproduction
Av Raymond Allen Morrow, Carlos Alberto Torres
Häftad, 1995
513 kr
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Summarizes and critiques theories of social and cultural reproduction as they relate to sociology of education.This book summarizes the body of knowledge about sociology of education and cultural studies as it informs educational research and critical pedagogy. It synthesizes the most relevant work …
Sociology of Education
Emerging Perspectives
Av Carlos Alberto Torres, Theodore R. Mitchell
Häftad, 1998
450 kr
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Examines emerging theoretical and methodological approaches to the field of sociology of education. These perspectives draw on notions of social justice, diversity, multiculturalism, and detracking.Sociology of Education discusses emerging theoretical and methodological approaches to the field of …
Challenges of Urban Education
Sociological Perspectives for the Next Century
Av Karen A. McClafferty, Carlos Alberto Torres m. fl.
Häftad, 2000
474 kr
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Presents current research and theoretical perspectives on the challenges facing educators in U.S. urban schools.A supplemental text with a fresh, bold edge, Challenges of Urban Education includes a range of topics from quantitative analyses of student demographics to the description and analysis of …
University, State, and Market
The Political Economy of Globalization in the Americas
Av Robert A. Rhoads, Carlos Alberto Torres
Inbunden, 2005
1547 kr
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This volume explores the complex relationships among universities, states, and markets throughout the Americas in light of the growing influence of globalization. It offers a biting critique of neoliberal globalization and its anti-democratic elements. In seeking to challenge the hegemony of …
University, State, and Market
The Political Economy of Globalization in the Americas
Av Robert A. Rhoads, Carlos Alberto Torres
Häftad, 2005
375 kr
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This volume explores the complex relationships among universities, states, and markets throughout the Americas in light of the growing influence of globalization. It offers a biting critique of neoliberal globalization and its anti-democratic elements. In seeking to challenge the hegemony of …
Globalizations and Education
Collected Essays on Class, Race, Gender, and the State
Häftad, 2009
388 kr
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Spanning an extraordinary 30-year career, this book collects seminal essays by critical theorist Carlos Alberto Torres. Torres is among the foremost scholars devoted to interpreting the work of Paulo Freire and has done much over the years to raise the visibility of Freire's contribution to …
First Freire
Early Writings in Social Justice Education
Av Carlos Alberto Torres, James a. Banks
Häftad, 2014
497 kr
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In his new book, Carlos Alberto Torres, an internationally renowned critical theorist of education, explores the early writings of Paulo Freire whose ideas have had a tremendous and long-lasting impact on the world of pedagogy and politics. Torres analyses Freire’s works, from the 1960s and 1970s, …
First Freire
Early Writings in Social Justice Education
Av Carlos Alberto Torres, James a. Banks
Inbunden, 2014
1015 kr
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In his new book, Carlos Alberto Torres, an internationally renowned critical theorist of education, explores the early writings of Paulo Freire whose ideas have had a tremendous and long-lasting impact on the world of pedagogy and politics. Torres analyses Freire’s works, from the 1960s and 1970s, …
Democracy, Education, and Multiculturalism
Dilemmas of Citizenship in a Global World
Häftad, 1998
832 kr
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This important book looks at developments that are changing our understanding of the role of education in citizenship and the possibilities of democratic participation. The first chapter reviews theories of citizenship and education based on the classical contributions to political theory of C.B. …
Wiley Handbook of Paulo Freire
Av Carlos Alberto Torres, Carlos Alberto Torres
Inbunden, 2019
2308 kr
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Provides new insights on the lasting impact of famed philosopher and educator Paulo Freire50 years after the publication of his masterpiece, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, this book brings new perspectives on rethinking and reinventing Brazilian educator and philosopher Paulo Freire. Written by the …
Wiley Handbook of Paulo Freire
E-bok, 2019
2618 kr
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Provides new insights on the lasting impact of famed philosopher and educator Paulo Freire 50 years after the publication of his masterpiece, Pedagogy of the Oppressed , this book brings new perspectives on rethinking and reinventing Brazilian educator and philosopher Paulo Freire. Written by the …
Wiley Handbook of Paulo Freire
E-bok, 2019
2618 kr
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Provides new insights on the lasting impact of famed philosopher and educator Paulo Freire 50 years after the publication of his masterpiece, Pedagogy of the Oppressed , this book brings new perspectives on rethinking and reinventing Brazilian educator and philosopher Paulo Freire. Written by the …
Education and Neoliberal Globalization
E-bok, 2008
909 kr
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This volume by noted critical education scholar Carlos Alberto Torres takes up the question of how structural changes in schooling and the growing impacts of neoliberalism and globalization affect social change, national development, and democratic educational systems throughout the world. The …
Education and Neoliberal Globalization
E-bok, 2008
909 kr
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This volume by noted critical education scholar Carlos Alberto Torres takes up the question of how structural changes in schooling and the growing impacts of neoliberalism and globalization affect social change, national development, and democratic educational systems throughout the world. The …
Globalization and Education
Critical Perspectives
Av Carlos Alberto Torres, Nicholas C. Burbules
E-bok, 2013
875 kr
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In Globalization and Education: Critical Perspectives , an outstanding group of international contributors explore the increasingly important dimensions of globalization as it affects educational policy and practice in nation-states around the world. Changing conditions in a globalized …
