Critical Pedagogy and the Everyday Classroom

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This book explores the applications of Critical Pedagogy to actual classroom situations. Written in a concise and lucid form, this book takes the theories behind Critical Pedagogy and illustrates them at work in common classroom environments. Series: Explorations of Educational Purpose. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526. . 2008. Hardback. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9781402084621

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Synopsis:

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 classroom situations. Written in a straight-forward, concise, and lucid form by an American high school teacher, drawing examples from literature, film, and, above all, the everyday classroom, this book is meant to provoke thought in teachers, students and education activists as we transform our classrooms into democratic sites.

From grading to testing, from content area disciplines to curriculum planning and instruction, from the social construction of knowledge to embodied cognition, this book takes the theories behind Critical Pedagogy and illustrates them at work in common classroom environments.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Critical Pedagogy and the Everyday Classroom
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New