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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... examines the sober reality of oppression and the forces of hegemony that sustain it . It is a book that confronts the tragedy of hopelessness and the system of privilege that perpetuates it . Finally , it is a book that advocates the ...
... examines the sober reality of oppression and the forces of hegemony that sustain it . It is a book that confronts the tragedy of hopelessness and the system of privilege that perpetuates it . Finally , it is a book that advocates the ...
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... examine how the teaching of literacy is both a social and cultural act , and therefore also a moral act - one that involves making decisions about our relationships with others and with our world . This volume embraces a conception of ...
... examine how the teaching of literacy is both a social and cultural act , and therefore also a moral act - one that involves making decisions about our relationships with others and with our world . This volume embraces a conception of ...
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... examine the aims of literacy instruc- tion for a pluralistic 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 ...
... examine the aims of literacy instruc- tion for a pluralistic 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 ...
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... examine theoretical perspectives concerning language acquisition and use . Popular notions of reading and writing generally obscure the fact that writ- ten language is language . By disregarding current wisdom about children's ...
... examine theoretical perspectives concerning language acquisition and use . Popular notions of reading and writing generally obscure the fact that writ- ten language is language . By disregarding current wisdom about children's ...
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... examines language use within various sociolinguistic systems and presents a taxonomy for describing a " speech ... examine the uses of literacy in an inner - city community in the Northeast . Both studies document an extensive and ...
... examines language use within various sociolinguistic systems and presents a taxonomy for describing a " speech ... examine the uses of literacy in an inner - city community in the Northeast . Both studies document an extensive and ...
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