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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... values , power , and the teaching of literacy in a pluralistic society . It is a book that 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 ...
... values , power , and the teaching of literacy in a pluralistic society . It is a book that 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 ...
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... value assumptions often remain latent , be- coming embedded in the structures and material forms of schooling . Hence , it is only through conscious reflection and critique , or what critical theorists refer to as praxis , that genuine ...
... value assumptions often remain latent , be- coming embedded in the structures and material forms of schooling . Hence , it is only through conscious reflection and critique , or what critical theorists refer to as praxis , that genuine ...
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... value of all living things . As we come to understand literacy as a moral im- perative , then literacy instruction requires that we make choices concerning issues of ownership , equity , and power . My purpose in writing this volume is ...
... value of all living things . As we come to understand literacy as a moral im- perative , then literacy instruction requires that we make choices concerning issues of ownership , equity , and power . My purpose in writing this volume is ...
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... values that sustain our democratic traditions : freedom , eq- uity , and social justice . Therefore , a society that is driven by democratic val- ues must also be willing to challenge the forces that undermine the realization . of those ...
... values that sustain our democratic traditions : freedom , eq- uity , and social justice . Therefore , a society that is driven by democratic val- ues must also be willing to challenge the forces that undermine the realization . of those ...
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... value held by those in the educated class - and these hidden messages may have the undesirable effect of alienating those whose social customs favor face - to - face communication . These are just a few examples of how written and oral ...
... value held by those in the educated class - and these hidden messages may have the undesirable effect of alienating those whose social customs favor face - to - face communication . These are just a few examples of how written and oral ...
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