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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... 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 recovery of ...
... 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 recovery of ...
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... realities and to see the power of their own language for transformation . Teachers , too , are taught in ways that reinforce the facade of cultural supe- riority , and hence we remain oblivious to the ways in which our instructional ...
... realities and to see the power of their own language for transformation . Teachers , too , are taught in ways that reinforce the facade of cultural supe- riority , and hence we remain oblivious to the ways in which our instructional ...
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... realities . While literacy is commonly thought of in neutral terms , as the ability to read and write , in pragmatic terms literacy is no longer construed so simplistically . To view literacy as a mere tool is to obscure the social ...
... realities . While literacy is commonly thought of in neutral terms , as the ability to read and write , in pragmatic terms literacy is no longer construed so simplistically . To view literacy as a mere tool is to obscure the social ...
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... reality of our Black lives always has doomed our efforts to " be who we been " in this country . I went to the blackboard and took down this paragraph dictated by the class : YOU COPS ! WE THE BROTHER AND SISTER OF WILLIE JORDAN , A ...
... reality of our Black lives always has doomed our efforts to " be who we been " in this country . I went to the blackboard and took down this paragraph dictated by the class : YOU COPS ! WE THE BROTHER AND SISTER OF WILLIE JORDAN , A ...
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... realities . of our times , and , as we examine in the next chapter , its gatekeeping function continues to be ensured through our instructional practices . Functional or basic literacy , then , has a decidedly political role . By provid ...
... realities . of our times , and , as we examine in the next chapter , its gatekeeping function continues to be ensured through our instructional practices . Functional or basic literacy , then , has a decidedly political role . By provid ...
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