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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462038003321

Titolo

Researching and teaching social issues [[electronic resource] ] : the personal stories and pedagogical efforts of professors of education / / edited by Samuel Totten and Jon E. Pedersen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Charlotte, N.C., : Information Age Pub., c2012

ISBN

1-61735-747-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PedersenJon E. <1960->

TottenSamuel

Disciplina

300/.71

Soggetti

Education - Social aspects

Social sciences - Study and teaching

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Researching and Teaching Social Issues""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1: Education, Politics, and Social Transformation""; ""Chapter 2: Human Ecology and Science Education Policies and Programs: Reflections on Social Activism""; ""Chapter 3: Forty Days and Forty Nights in the Wilderness of Capitalist Schooling""; ""Chapter 4: Becoming Political: One Woman�s Story""; ""Chapter 5: The Unending Quest for Social Issues in the Schools: A Personal Narrative""; ""Chapter 6: Social Justice""; ""Chapter 7: My Experience with Social Issues and Education""

""Chapter 8: Social Issues and Decision Making: A Career-Long Commitment""""Chapter 9: The Evolution of an Educator""; ""Chapter 10: A Happenstance-Based Social Issues Career""; ""Chapter 11: Serendipity: A Paradigm Shifter�s Friend in Academia""; ""Chapter 12: A Synergy of Awareness, Understanding, Empathy, and Action: Confronting Social Issues in the English Classroom and Beyond""; ""Chapter 13: Social Issues as Contexts for Science and Technology Education""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""Index""