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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... practices — indeed , even our efforts at educational re- form - reflect these conserving tendencies . Efforts are made to upgrade teacher preparation programs so that teachers might be trained in all of the latest teaching methods ...
... practices — indeed , even our efforts at educational re- form - reflect these conserving tendencies . Efforts are made to upgrade teacher preparation programs so that teachers might be trained in all of the latest teaching methods ...
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... practices are ideologically situated . Although I had many caring and com- mitted professors , what I learned in most of my courses were ways to teach students how to adapt to the system , rather than ways to accommodate the practices ...
... practices are ideologically situated . Although I had many caring and com- mitted professors , what I learned in most of my courses were ways to teach students how to adapt to the system , rather than ways to accommodate the practices ...
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... practices . In the pages that follow , I show the ways in which the terms literacy and illiteracy have become symbolic of particular social and cultural realities . While literacy is commonly thought of in neutral terms , as the ability ...
... practices . In the pages that follow , I show the ways in which the terms literacy and illiteracy have become symbolic of particular social and cultural realities . While literacy is commonly thought of in neutral terms , as the ability ...
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... 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 welcomes controversy , that ...
... 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 welcomes controversy , that ...
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... practice can have serious ramifications . For instance , children who perceive the teacher to be representative of the dominant culture , and hence someone who may be critical of their speech patterns , may be noncommunicative in the ...
... practice can have serious ramifications . For instance , children who perceive the teacher to be representative of the dominant culture , and hence someone who may be critical of their speech patterns , may be noncommunicative in the ...
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