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Beneath the surface Beneath the surface Ken Pransky You have culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students in your classroom. Some or all are underachieving. You're told you should teach differently, test more. You should make a stubborn achiev… OL11913428W
Theory and resistance in education Theory and resistance in education Henry A. Giroux Full text is available free at Library Genesis. OL14849063W
Teaching to transgress Teaching to transgress Bell Hooks,Marta Malo In Teaching to Transgress bell hooks—writer, teacher, and insurgent black intellectual—writes about a new kind of education, *education as the practice of freedom*. Teaching students to "transgress" … OL15053159W
Towards discursive education Towards discursive education Christina E. Erneling "As technology continues to advance, the use of computers and the Internet in educational environments has immensely increased. But just how effective has their use been in enhancing children's learn… OL15118796W
Bakhtinian Perspectives on Language, Literacy, and Learning Bakhtinian Perspectives on Language, Literacy, and Learning Arnetha F Ball This represents a multidisciplinary collaboration that highlights the significance of Mikhail Bakhtin's theories to modern scholarship in the field of language and literacy. Book chapters examine suc… OL15182708W
Blair's educational legacy Blair's educational legacy Anthony G. Green "This volume arises in consideration of over ten years of the British New Labour government and its education policy around the time of the leadership change from Tony Blair to Gordon Brown and its e… OL15488516W
Educating for diversity and social justice Educating for diversity and social justice Amanda Keddie "Educating for Diversity and Social Justice foregrounds the personal stories of educators who are engaging the space of schooling as a site of possibility for realizing the goals of social justice. I… OL16142410W
Self-study and inquiry into practice Self-study and inquiry into practice Linda Kroll "One of the most important factors in making sure that all children achieve well is widely regarded to be a well-prepared teacher and this is particularly the case for those who teach in urban settin… OL16176074W
Changing schools Changing schools Thomson, Pat,Bob Lingard,Terry Wrigley "The raising of standards in schools is a global challenge to policy-makers. To overcome it means to remove the ongoing influence of poverty on school success. In an age of global mobility, economic … OL16485537W
Engaged pedagogy, enraged pedagogy Engaged pedagogy, enraged pedagogy Tony Monchinski "The assault comes in the guise of 'accountability' and 'choice', cloaking itself in the 'scientifically-proven' with an over-emphasis of data. It combines a vilification of organized labor along wit… OL16943099W
Education For Critical Consciousness (Continuum Impacts) Education For Critical Consciousness (Continuum Impacts) Paulo Freire,Freire "Famous for his advocacy of 'critical pedagogy', Paulo Freire was Latin America's foremost educationalist, a thinker and writer whose work and ideas continue to exert enormous influence in education … OL1870486W
The Paulo Freire reader The Paulo Freire reader Paulo Freire "The Paulo Freire Reader is the essential collection of Freire's most trenchant writings. These readings are carefully selected by Ana Maria Araujo Freire and Donaldo Macedo. They provide a substanti… OL1870506W
A radical democratic critique of capitalist education A radical democratic critique of capitalist education Richard A. Brosio xix, 635 p. ; 23 cm OL1928495W
Critical Learning for Social Work Students Critical Learning for Social Work Students Sue Jones A complete guide to critical learning, thinking and study for social work students. OL19838665W
The art of play The art of play Anna R. Beresin "What can the art of play teach us about the art of play? Showcasing the paintings of more than one hundred Philadelphia public elementary school children, folklorist Anna Beresin's innovative book T… OL19984081W
Lived Theology Lived Theology Marsh, Charles,Peter Slade,Sarah Azaransky xi, 270 pages ; 25 cm OL21134935W
Critical pedagogy and Marx, Vygotsky, and Freire Critical pedagogy and Marx, Vygotsky, and Freire Luis Sebastián Villacañas de Castro "Hidden in the depths of Marx's epistemology is his theory of the phenomenal forms, whose implications have not been sufficiently explored from an educational perspective. This book argues that pheno… OL22318765W
Critical literacy Critical literacy Lisa Patel Stevens,Thomas W. Bean,Lisa P. (Patel) Stevens "Authors Lisa Patel and Thomas W. Bean explore the historical and political foundations of critical literacy and present a comprehensive examination of its uses for K-12 classroom practice."--BOOK JA… OL5818801W
Wheels in the head Wheels in the head Joel H. Spring Wheels in the Head analyzes the ideas of traditional and nontraditional philosophers from Plato to Paulo Freire regarding the contribution of education to the creation of a democratic society. Each s… OL83729W
The Routledge International Companion to Critical Education The Routledge International Companion to Critical Education Au, Gand Apple This title provides a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between power, knowledge, education, and schooling. OL9353903W
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