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Autore |
Ayers William |
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Titolo |
Teaching toWard democracy : educators as agents of change / / by William Ayers, Kevin Kumashiro, Erica Meiners, Therese Quinn and David Stovall |
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Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , [2015] |
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©2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-317-25080-X |
1-315-63169-5 |
1-317-25079-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (169 p.) |
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Collana |
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Teacher's Toolkit Series ; ; 5 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Citizenship - Study and teaching - United States |
Teaching - Social aspects - United States |
Democracy and education - United States |
Social change - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Series Foreword; Introduction; 1 Opening the Classroom Door; 2 Slow, Active, and Surprising: Remaking Teaching Through the Arts; 3 Our Communities Deserve Justice! Social Justice Teaching and Community Building; 4 Resisting the Pedagogy of Punishment; 5 Improving Educational Policy: Reframing the Debate, Reclaiming Public Voice; Afterword; Index; About the Authors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Teaching Toward Democracy" examines the contested space of schooling and school reform with a focus on the unique challenges and opportunities that teaching in a democratic society provides. Teaching in and for democracy involves developing particular qualities of mind that teachers explore and work to develop as they become more effective educators. Some chapters open with familiar experiences in the lives of teachers in schools (working with parents and communities, or dealing with classroom discipline and management) and illuminate |
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