Life in Schools An Introduction to Critical Pedagogy in the Foundations of Education

Name: Life in Schools An Introduction to Critical Pedagogy in the Foundations of Education
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ISBN: 9780205501816

ISBN-10: 0205501818

ISBN-13: 9780205501816

Edition: 5th 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Peter McLaren

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Book details

List price: $82.80
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English




Reflections On Life In Schools: Forging A New Beginning In An Age Of Political Deceit And Imperial Grandeur


Introduction


The Retreat of Democracy


The Corporate Assault on Education


Bringing Theory into the Streets



Cries From The Corridor: Teaching In The Suburban Ghetto


Introduction


The Corridor Kids



The Frontiers of Despair


Epilogue



The Invisible Epidemic


Epilogue



ldquo;The Suburbs Was Supposed to Be a Nice Placehellip;rdquo


Summer Vacation


Afterword



Critical Pedagogy: An Overview


Critical Pedagogy and the Egalitarian Dream



The Emergence of Critical Pedagogy


Foundational Principles



Critical Pedagogy: A Look at the Major Concepts


The Importance of Theory


Critical Pedagogy and the Social Construction of Knowledge


Critical Pedagogy and the Power/Knowledge Relation


Critical Pedagogy and the Curriculum


Social Reproduction: A Critical Perspective


Questions for Discussion



Analysis



Race, Class, and Gender: Why Students Fail


The Black Underclass: Racial Stratifi cation and the Politics of Culture


Resistance and the Reproduction of Class Relations


Beinrsquo; Tough: Beinrsquo; Female


Psychologizing Student Failure



New and Old Myths in Education


Technologizing Learning


Neoconservatism and the Myth of Democratic Schooling



Teachers and Students


The Primacy of Student Experience


The Primacy of Voice


Beyond Conversations with the ldquo;Other.rdquo



Conclusion