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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... democracy — a form of governance where active participation is essential and debate is en- couraged — a serious examination of differences is seen as a threat rather than as a necessity . Our instructional practices — indeed , even our ...
... democracy — a form of governance where active participation is essential and debate is en- couraged — a serious examination of differences is seen as a threat rather than as a necessity . Our instructional practices — indeed , even our ...
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... democracy and the pedagogical practices that can help to achieve those aims . A commitment to democracy is simultaneously a com- mitment to freedom of thought and to open dialogue . Thus , the language of schooling ought to be one that ...
... democracy and the pedagogical practices that can help to achieve those aims . A commitment to democracy is simultaneously a com- mitment to freedom of thought and to open dialogue . Thus , the language of schooling ought to be one that ...
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... democracy . It would provide a means for identifying and reflecting upon those ideological and social conditions that serve to profit a few at the expense of many . Liter- acy , in this sense , would become truly functional in that it ...
... democracy . It would provide a means for identifying and reflecting upon those ideological and social conditions that serve to profit a few at the expense of many . Liter- acy , in this sense , would become truly functional in that it ...
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... democracy . This debate is decidedly political , based upon issues of power . Ultimately , the victors are those who have the authority to define of- ficial knowledge , and therefore the power to determine whose voices are rep- resented ...
... democracy . This debate is decidedly political , based upon issues of power . Ultimately , the victors are those who have the authority to define of- ficial knowledge , and therefore the power to determine whose voices are rep- resented ...
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