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Pedagogy and Social Action: A Role for Narrative in Professional Communication
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It is posited that narrative can provide a basis for a pedagogy of social action that enables students to understand the workings of power and cultural reproduction in professional settings and that fosters reflection, critique, and dialogue.Abstract:
Scholars in professional communication have called for a reexamination of pedagogy, asking that it instruct students not simply in the forms of workplace discourse but also in the connections between that discourse and socially responsible communicative action. This article posits that narrative can provide a basis for a pedagogy of social action—for a pedagogy, that is, that enables students to understand the workings of power and cultural reproduction in professional settings and that fosters reflection, critique, and dialogue. The article first reviews narrative theory supporting this claim, then discusses ways that teachers can use narrative to help students critique examples of professional discourse and their own composing choices. The article closes by discussing both the concerns about and the possibilities for such a pedagogy.read more
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The Theory of Communicative Action
Jürgen Habermas,Thomas McCarthy +1 more
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The Narrative Construction of Reality
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Genre as social action
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Empowering Education: Critical Teaching for Social Change
TL;DR: Ira Shor as mentioned in this paper is a pioneer in the field of critical education who for over twenty years has been experimenting with learning methods and has adapted the ideas of Brazilian educator Paulo Freire for North American classrooms.