Critical Theories, Radical Pedagogies, and Global Conflicts - by Gustavo E Fischman & Peter McLaren (Paperback)

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We are living in a time of resurgent global conflicts and imperialistic tensions-a time in which many children are being left behind by school systems that appear more concerned with developing accountability schemes and standardized models of testing than with defending the r...

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We are living in a time of resurgent global conflicts and imperialistic tensions-a time in which many children are being left behind by school systems that appear more concerned with developing accountability schemes and standardized models of testing than with defending the right of every child to have access to a good education. In response to these oppressive and challenging conditions a group of committed educators and activists have come together to link educational transformation to the larger struggle to transform oppressive social relations. Critical Theories, Radical Pedagogies, and Global Conflicts draws from a range of viewpoints to demonstrate that another education, and indeed, another world, is possible.

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Critical Theories, Radical Pedagogies, and Global Conflicts is a reminder to teachers and teacher educators to continue to explore our own acts of teaching and learning, to expand students' experiences, and to contribute student and educator voices to a wider movement for social justice. Fischman, McLaren, Sünker, and Lankshear's volume offers compelling arguments and insightful strategies

Critical Theories, Radical Pedagogies, and Global Conflicts is a reminder to teachers and teacher educators to continue to explore our own acts of teaching and learning, to expand students? experiences, and to contribute student and educator voicesto a wider movement for social justice. Fischman, McLaren, Sünker, and Lankshear's volume offers compelling arguments and insightful strategiessss

Education researchers from North America and Europe explore global conflicts and the prospects of critical theories and radical pedagogies as bases for engaging in the practice of critique under contemporary and foreseeable conditions. They address some recent educational developments linked to contemporary global conflicts, explore critical theories, and rethink critical pedagogy at a time of resurgent global conflicts and imperialistic tensions.

About the Author

Gustavo E. Fischman is assistant professor of education at Arizona State University. Peter McLaren is professor of education at the University of California at Los Angeles. Heinz SYnker is professor of education at Wuppertal University, Germany. Colin Lankshear is Professorial Research Fellow in Education at the University of Ballarat, Australia.