1st Edition
Educating Activist Allies Social Justice Pedagogy with the Suburban and Urban Elite
By Katy Swalwell
Copyright 2013
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
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A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2013!
Educating Activist Allies offers a fresh take on critical education studies through an analysis of social justice pedagogy in schools serving communities privileged by race and class. By documenting the practices of socially committed teachers at an urban private academy and a suburban public school, Katy Swalwell helps educators and educational... Read more
Chapter 1: Why the Education of Privileged Children Matters
Chapter 2: Disconnected, Paralyzed, and Charitable: Social Justice Pedagogy with Privileged Children
Chapter 3: Sheltered and Exceptional: Privileged Students’ Conceptions of Themselves and Their Communities
Chapter 4: Social Justice Pedagogy in Action: "Bursting the Bubble" and "Disturbing the Comfortable"
Chapter 5: Did They Get It? Students’ Responses to Social Justice Pedagogy
Chapter 6: Eyes Pried Open: A Framework for Educating Activist Allies
Biography
Katy M. Swalwell is Assistant Professor in the College of Education & Human Development at George Mason University, USA.
"This slim but information-packed book raises many questions that need to be considered by teachers of all students. Summing Up: Highly Recommended." - S. Sugarman, emerita, Bennington College in CHOICE
