Literacy as a Moral Imperative: Facing the Challenges of a Pluralistic SocietyRowman & Littlefield Publishers, 8. sep. 1999 - 168 sider In this important new book on literacy and teaching practices, education scholar and former schoolteacher Rebecca Powell argues that the decisions we make about literacy in a pluralistic society are fundamentally moral ones, either supporting inequitable power relationships, or seeking to transform them. Powell explores the underlying ideological assumptions of Oschooled literacyO and examines the ways teaching practices create tensions in the lives of students—tensions that often result in alienation and educational failure, particularly among those whose cultural knowledge and language tends to be marginalized in our nationOs schools. While primarily ground in critical theory, this volume also draws from multicultural and holistic perspectives in the teaching of written and oral language and addresses the link between whole language and critical pedagogy. Thus, the text is both theoretical and practical. Powell effectively argues that literacy instruction should encourage social responsibility and civic action, should enable students and teachers to understand the transformative potential of language, and should nurture a culture of compassion and care. |
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... ( Freire and Macedo 1987 ) . LITERACY AND GOODNESS par- To be considered truly literate in our society requires the attainment of a ticular manner of speaking and writing as well as the acquisition of a specified body of knowledge . There ...
... ( Freire and Macedo 1987 ) . LITERACY AND GOODNESS par- To be considered truly literate in our society requires the attainment of a ticular manner of speaking and writing as well as the acquisition of a specified body of knowledge . There ...
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... Freire : " Literacy and education in general are cultural expressions . You cannot conduct literacy work outside the world of culture because education in itself is a dimension of culture " ( Freire and Macedo 1987 , p . 53 ) . Thus ...
... Freire : " Literacy and education in general are cultural expressions . You cannot conduct literacy work outside the world of culture because education in itself is a dimension of culture " ( Freire and Macedo 1987 , p . 53 ) . Thus ...
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... Freire ( 1970/1993 ) has called the " banking " model and others have called the " transmission " model of education ( e.g. , Cummins 1986 ; J. Miller 1993 ) , that is , the idea that teach- ing consists of providing information to ...
... Freire ( 1970/1993 ) has called the " banking " model and others have called the " transmission " model of education ( e.g. , Cummins 1986 ; J. Miller 1993 ) , that is , the idea that teach- ing consists of providing information to ...
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