1st Edition

Service Learning as a Political Act in Education Bicultural Foundations for a Decolonizing Pedagogy

By Kortney Hernandez Copyright 2018
162 Pages
by Routledge

162 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

162 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Disrupting assumptions and commonsensical ideologies of "service," Service Learning as a Political Act in Education presents a clear and systematic analysis that unveils the rampant contradictions within the service learning field. By providing a careful, critical bicultural examination of the field, this book questions the relentless insertion of service learning programs into working-class,... Read more

Foreword: Antonia Darder



Chapter 1: Pedagogy of the Culturally Invaded



Chapter 2: Historical, Colonial, and Philosophical Foundations of Service Learning



Chapter 3: Intersections of Politics, Ideology, and the Economy



Chapter 4: Decolonizing the Service Learning Curriculum



Chapter 4: An Emancipatory Vision of Critical Bicultural Service Learning



Afterword: A Letter to Those Whom Dare to Serve

Biography

Kortney Hernandez is a Jumpstart Site Manager in the Center for Engagement, Service, and the Public Good at California State University, Los Angeles, USA.