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Teaching Africa
Towards a Transgressive Pedagogy
Inbunden, 2009
1067 kr
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One is always struck by the brilliant work of George Sefa Dei but nothing so far has demonstrated his pedagogical leadership as much as the current project. With a sense of purpose so pure and so thoroughly intellectual, Dei shows why he must be credited with continuing the motivation and action …
Education of Diverse Student Populations
A Global Perspective
Av Guofang Wan
Inbunden, 2008
1067 kr
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This book takes up the challenge of examining the thorniest educational issue from a global perspective. It contributes to the evidence-based conversation among policy makers, educators, and researchers around the world about what works to improve the education outcomes and what can make a bigger …
Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy
An Introduction
Inbunden, 2008
1098 kr
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In a globalized neo-colonial world an insidious and often debilitating crisis of knowledge not only continues to undermine the quality of research produced by scholars but to also perpetuate a neo-colonial and oppressive socio-cultural, political economic, and educational system. The lack of …
Critical Pedagogy and the Everyday Classroom
Inbunden, 2008
1066 kr
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Critical Pedagogy addresses the shortcomings of mainstream educational theory and practice and promotes the humanization of teacher and student. Where Critical Pedagogy is often treated as a discourse of academics in universities, this book explores the applications of Critical Pedagogy to actual …
Learning Communities In Practice
Av Anastasia Samaras, Anne R. Freese m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
1066 kr
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Most would agree that a learning community of practice cultivates social and intellectual development in educational settings but what are the other benefits and what does a learning community actually look like in practice? This book explores such questions as: “Are learning communities essential …
21st Century Literacy
If We Are Scripted, Are We Literate?
Av Renita Schmidt, Paul Lee Thomas
Inbunden, 2008
1066 kr
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Renita Schmidt and P. L. Thomas The guiding mission of the teacher education program in the university where we teach is to create teachers who are scholars and leaders. While the intent of that mission is basically sound in theory—we instill the idea that teachers at all levels are professionals, …
Critical Pedagogy and Teacher Education in the Neoliberal Era
Small Openings
Av Susan L. Groenke, J. Amos Hatch
Inbunden, 2009
1066 kr
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Susan L. Groenke and J. Amos Hatch It does not feel safe to be critical in university-based teacher education programs right now, especially if you are junior faculty. In the neoliberal era, critical teacher education research gets less and less funding, and professors can be denied tenure or lose …
Narrative Life
Democratic Curriculum and Indigenous Learning
Av Neil Hooley
Inbunden, 2009
1596 kr
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Indigenous education is one of the great challenges facing humanity in the historic quest for a democratic and peaceful future. The 370 million Indigenous peoples of the world demand that the racist and colonial wrongs of the past be recti ed and that they stand as equals in confronting the social, …
Breaching the Colonial Contract
Anti-Colonialism in the US and Canada
Av Arlo Kempf
Inbunden, 2009
1130 kr
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Almost a decade in, Empire remains the 21st Century's dominant mode of cultural production, and North America remains at the apex of the colonial imperative. The contributors to this volume argue that, far from being a post-colonial world, the struggle for independence of polity and culture is …
Education Reform: The Unwinding of Intelligence and Creativity
Av Des Griffin
Inbunden, 2014
1067 kr
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This book pays special attention to the impact that a student's early childhood and socioeconomic status has on his or her educational achievement. It argues that discussions of education reform need a broader scope, one that encompasses a student's background as well as standardized testing, merit …
Education Reform: The Unwinding of Intelligence and Creativity
Av Des Griffin
Häftad, 2016
1165 kr
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This book pays special attention to the impact that a student's early childhood and socioeconomic status has on his or her educational achievement. It argues that discussions of education reform need a broader scope, one that encompasses a student's background as well as standardized testing, merit …
Breaching the Colonial Contract
Anti-Colonialism in the US and Canada
Av Arlo Kempf
Häftad, 2010
1128 kr
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Almost a decade in, Empire remains the 21st Century's dominant mode of cultural production, and North America remains at the apex of the colonial imperative. The contributors to this volume argue that, far from being a post-colonial world, the struggle for independence of polity and culture is …
Education of Diverse Student Populations
A Global Perspective
Av Guofang Wan
Häftad, 2010
1067 kr
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This book takes up the challenge of examining the thorniest educational issue from a global perspective. It contributes to the evidence-based conversation among policy makers, educators, and researchers around the world about what works to improve the education outcomes and what can make a bigger …
Critical Pedagogy and the Everyday Classroom
Häftad, 2010
1067 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Critical Pedagogy addresses the shortcomings of mainstream educational theory and practice and promotes the humanization of teacher and student. Where Critical Pedagogy is often treated as a discourse of academics in universities, this book explores the applications of Critical Pedagogy to actual …
Learning Communities In Practice
Av Anastasia Samaras, Anne R. Freese m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
1067 kr
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Most would agree that a learning community of practice cultivates social and intellectual development in educational settings but what are the other benefits and what does a learning community actually look like in practice? This book explores such questions as: “Are learning communities essential …
21st Century Literacy
If We Are Scripted, Are We Literate?
Av Renita Schmidt, Paul Lee Thomas
Häftad, 2010
1067 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Renita Schmidt and P. L. Thomas The guiding mission of the teacher education program in the university where we teach is to create teachers who are scholars and leaders. While the intent of that mission is basically sound in theory—we instill the idea that teachers at all levels are professionals, …
Narrative Life
Democratic Curriculum and Indigenous Learning
Av Neil Hooley
Häftad, 2010
1597 kr
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Indigenous education is one of the great challenges facing humanity in the historic quest for a democratic and peaceful future. The 370 million Indigenous peoples of the world demand that the racist and colonial wrongs of the past be recti ed and that they stand as equals in confronting the social, …
Gender and Sexual Diversity in Schools
Inbunden, 2010
1067 kr
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Issues related to gender and sexual diversity in schools can generate a lot of controversy, with many educators and youth advocates under-prepared to address these topics in their school communities. This text offers an easy-to-read introduction to the subject, providing readers with definitions …
Paulo Freire: Teaching for Freedom and Transformation
The Philosophical Influences on the Work of Paulo Freire
Av John Dale, Emery J. Hyslop-Margison
Inbunden, 2010
1067 kr
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The primary mission of this text is clarifying many of the misconceptions about Paulo Freire’s theories, concepts and his implications for education. It revisits his ideas and explains more fully the philosophical influences that shaped concepts such as problem posing, conscientization and …
Making Teaching and Learning Matter
Transformative Spaces in Higher Education
Av Judith Summerfield, Cheryl C. Smith
Inbunden, 2010
1067 kr
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This volume captures the spirit of collaboration and innovation that its authors bring into the classroom, as well as to groundbreaking undergraduate programs and initiatives. Coming from diverse points of view and twenty different disciplines, the contributors illuminate the often perplexing …
Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy
An Introduction
Häftad, 2010
1067 kr
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In a globalized neo-colonial world an insidious and often debilitating crisis of knowledge not only continues to undermine the quality of research produced by scholars but to also perpetuate a neo-colonial and oppressive socio-cultural, political economic, and educational system. The lack of …
Bringing Schools into the 21st Century
Inbunden, 2011
1067 kr
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Shift happens: Emerging technologies and globalization have resulted in political, social and cultural changes. These changes have a profound impact on all aspects of human life, including education. Yet while society has changed and continues to change, schools are slow to keep up. This book …
Gender and Sexual Diversity in Schools
Häftad, 2010
1067 kr
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Issues related to gender and sexual diversity in schools can generate a lot of controversy, with many educators and youth advocates under-prepared to address these topics in their school communities. This text offers an easy-to-read introduction to the subject, providing readers with definitions …
Latina/o Hope
Inbunden, 2011
1067 kr
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There are an estimated forty-eight million Latinas/os living in the United States, roughly sixteen percent of the population. Not only are they the largest minority group in the country but also the youngest: one out of five children is Latina/o. The rise in the Latina/o population has caused for …
Critical Pedagogy and Cognition
An Introduction to a Postformal Educational Psychology
Inbunden, 2011
1067 kr
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This book simultaneously contributes to the fields of critical pedagogy and educational psychology in new and innovative ways by demonstrating how critical pedagogy, postformal psychology, and Enlightenment science, seemingly separate and distinct disciplines, are actually part of the same larger, …
Pedagogy in (E)Motion
Rethinking Spaces and Relations
Inbunden, 2011
1067 kr
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This personal, creative, critical work from a leading scholar of psychology is rooted in three novel concepts and aims to share critical pedagogy in the spirit of nascent potential found in the context of a colonial Puerto Rico. First comes the idea of ‘pedagogy in (e)motion’, or the emotional …
Teaching About Hegemony
Race, Class and Democracy in the 21st Century
Inbunden, 2011
1067 kr
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Political progressives in Canada and the United States are deeply concerned by the manner in which their countries treat their poor. They are dismayed at the dismantling of the social welfare state, the weakening of public education systems and the grotesque and ever-growing inequality of wealth. …
Postcolonial Representations of Women
Critical Issues for Education
Inbunden, 2011
1128 kr
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In this accessible combination of post-colonial theory, feminism and pedagogy, the author advocates using subversive and contemporary artistic representations of women to remodel traditional stereotypes in education. It is in this key sector that values and norms are molded and prejudice kept at …
Critical Praxis Research
Breathing New Life into Research Methods for Teachers
Inbunden, 2011
1067 kr
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Critical Praxis Research (CPR) is a teacher research methodology designed to bridge the divide between practitioner and scholar, drawing together many strands to explain the research process not just as something teacher researchers do, but as a fundamental part of who teacher researchers are. …
Practice of Theoretical Curiosity
Av Mark Zuss
Inbunden, 2011
1098 kr
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The desire for knowledge is an abiding facet of human experience and cultural development. This work documents curiosity as a sociohistorical force initiating research across the disciplines. Projects generated by theoretical curiosity are presented as historical and material practices emerging as …
