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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785738803321

Autore

Patel Stevens Lisa

Titolo

Critical literacy [[electronic resource] ] : context, research, and practice in the K-12 classroom / / Lisa Patel Stevens, Thomas W. Bean

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c2007

ISBN

1-4522-3641-0

1-4129-4117-2

1-322-41301-0

1-4522-2295-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxii, 133 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BeanThomas W

Disciplina

302.2244

Soggetti

Critical pedagogy - United States

Literacy - Social aspects - United States

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; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 - Redefining Literacy; 2 - Why We Need Critical Literacy; 3 - Critical Literacy and Teacher Education; 4 - Critical Literacy at the Nexus of Praxis; 5 - Praxis Point 1; 6 - Praxis Point 2; 7 - Praxis Point 3; 8 - Critical Literacy and Educational Policy Texts; 9 - Critical Policy Analysis in Local Contexts; Glossary; Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Comprised of chapters that make use of clear explanations of the tenets of critical literacy, the context of literacy pedagogy in the US, and classroom examples, this text focuses on what can be learned about the theory of critical literacy from implementation and what practice can learn from theory.