1st Edition
Using Critical Research for Educational and Social Change
Introduction: Inside the ‘thick wrapper’ of critical pedagogy and research Tricia M. Kress
1. Stepping out of the academic brew: using critical research to break down hierarchies of knowledge production Tricia M. Kress
2. Citizenship and social justice in urban science education Christopher Emdin
3. Seeing what we mean: visual knowledge and critical epistemology Carolyne Ali-Khan
4. Picturing oppression: seventh graders’ photo essays on racism, classism, and sexism Özlem Sensoy
5. ‘Working with’ as a methodological stance: collaborating with students in teaching, writing, and research Christina A. Siry and Elizabeth Zawatski
6. Keeping a ‘vigilant critique’: unpacking critical praxis as teacher educators Patricia Paugh and Elizabeth Robinson
7. Recovering from ‘yo mama is so stupid’: (en)gendering a critical paradigm on Black feminist theory and pedagogy Rochelle Brock
Biography
Dr. Tricia M. Kress is Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA. She specializes in critical pedagogy, ethnography, and socio-cultural theory. Recent publications include Critical Praxis Research: Breathing New Life into Research Methods for Teachers (2011) and Challenging Status Quo Retrenchment: New Directions in Critical Research (2012). She is co-editor of the book series, Imagination and Praxis: Creativity and Criticality in Education and Educational Research.
