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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... relationships with others and with our world . This volume embraces a conception of morality that is driven by an obligation to work for the common good , that is moti- vated by compassion and care for others and for the physical ...
... relationships with others and with our world . This volume embraces a conception of morality that is driven by an obligation to work for the common good , that is moti- vated by compassion and care for others and for the physical ...
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... relationships of care and trust between students and teach- ers - relationships that are essential for learning to occur - have been system- atically eroded through an emphasis upon standardization and the denial of alternative ...
... relationships of care and trust between students and teach- ers - relationships that are essential for learning to occur - have been system- atically eroded through an emphasis upon standardization and the denial of alternative ...
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... relationships ( tenor ) ; they are using oral communication ( mode ) for the purpose of evaluating the progress of a student ( field ) . These three variables collectively determine the register , that is , the specialized form of the ...
... relationships ( tenor ) ; they are using oral communication ( mode ) for the purpose of evaluating the progress of a student ( field ) . These three variables collectively determine the register , that is , the specialized form of the ...
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... relationship between literacy and the hegemonic order become more apparent than through the popular endorsement of what E. D. Hirsch ( 1987 ) has called " cultural literacy , " which equates literacy with the acquisition of a particular ...
... relationship between literacy and the hegemonic order become more apparent than through the popular endorsement of what E. D. Hirsch ( 1987 ) has called " cultural literacy , " which equates literacy with the acquisition of a particular ...
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