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Critical social issues in American education : transformation in a postmodern world
01 Jan 1998-
TL;DR: Shapiro as discussed by the authors discusses the future of education in the context of postmodernism and the importance of education as a tool for social transformation in the 21st century, and discusses the role of the curriculum and teaching in social transformation.
Abstract: Contents: S. Shapiro, Preface. Introduction. Part I:The Future of Capitalism: Contradiction and Crisis. C. Derber, Killing Society: The Ungluing of America. R.A. Brosio, End of the Millennium: Capitalism's Dynamism, Civic Crises, and Corresponding Consequences for Education. S. Shapiro, Clinton and Education: Policies Without Meaning. P. Slater, Learning the Ropes. D.C. Korten, Sustainable Livelihoods: Redefining the Global Social Crisis. Part II:Social Justice: Promises and Despair. C.E. Sleeter, C. Grant, Illusions of Progress: Business as Usual. J. Oakes, Tracking, Inequality, and the Rhetoric of Reform: Why Schools Don't Change. S. Karp, Money, Schools, & Courts. H.L. Hodgkinson, What Should We Call People? Race, Class, and the Census for 2000. M.J. Stern, What We Talk About When We Talk About Welfare. Part III:Marginality and Difference: The Fractured Community. H.A. Giroux, The Politics of Insurgent Multiculturalism in the Era of the Los Angeles Uprising. J.R. Martin, Becoming Educated: A Journey of Alienation or Integration? J.T. Sears, The Impact of Culture and Ideology on the Construction of Gender and Sexual Identities: Developing a Critically Based Sexuality Curriculum. S. Shapiro, A Parent's Dilemma: Public vs. Jewish Education. R. Blomgren, Special Education and the Quest for Human Dignity. D. Macedo, English Only: The Tongue-Tying of America. Part IV:Curriculum and Teaching: Dangers and Dreams. D. Carlson, Education as a Political Issue (I). P. McLaren, Education as a Political Issue (II). E.F. Provenzo, Jr., Educational Computing as a Value-Laden Technology. N. Noddings, Care and Moral Education. D. Huebner, Education and Spirituality. C.M. Shea, Critical and Constructive Postmodernism: The Transformative Power of Holistic Education. D.E. Purpel, Social Transformation and Holistic Education: Limitations and Possibilities. Part V:Toward the 21st Century: Global Catastrophe or Social Transformation? D.E. Purpel, S. Shapiro, Beyond Liberation and Excellence: A Discourse for Education as Transformation.
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01 Jan 2007
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