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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Facing the Challenges of a Pluralistic Society Rebecca Powell. Literacy as a Moral Imperative Culture and Education Series Series Editors : Henry A. Giroux Front Cover.
Facing the Challenges of a Pluralistic Society Rebecca Powell. Literacy as a Moral Imperative Culture and Education Series Series Editors : Henry A. Giroux Front Cover.
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... Moral Imperative : Facing the Challenges of a Pluralistic Society by Rebecca Powell Forthcoming : Cutting Class : Social Class and Education edited by Joe L. Kincheloe and Shirley R. Steinberg None of the Above : Behind the Myth of ...
... Moral Imperative : Facing the Challenges of a Pluralistic Society by Rebecca Powell Forthcoming : Cutting Class : Social Class and Education edited by Joe L. Kincheloe and Shirley R. Steinberg None of the Above : Behind the Myth of ...
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... my son Justin , whose death at a young age provided me with the passion that I needed to write about something that really matters . Introduction Contemporary rhetoric is filled with images of morality that ix Acknowledgments.
... my son Justin , whose death at a young age provided me with the passion that I needed to write about something that really matters . Introduction Contemporary rhetoric is filled with images of morality that ix Acknowledgments.
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... moral- ity that does little to address the serious flaws of American society . Indeed , its popular appeal undoubtedly evolves from the fact that it demands little of us as individuals , either in terms of critical thought or ...
... moral- ity that does little to address the serious flaws of American society . Indeed , its popular appeal undoubtedly evolves from the fact that it demands little of us as individuals , either in terms of critical thought or ...
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