Teaching for Dissent - Citizenship Education and Political Activism

A recipient of the 2012 Critics Choice Book Award of the American Educational Studies Association!“This book is a call to arms against the rhetoric of failure that has become the norm in discussions about US public schools. . . . It belongs in the hands of anyone interested in the state of education and the role of schools in preparing students to become tomorrow’s leaders. Summing Up: Highly recommended.” —CHOICE SarahM. Stitzlein Klappentext Calls for a realignment of teaching and learning based on a guiding vision and a realistic interpretation of democracy. Zusammenfassung Calls for a realignment of teaching and learning based on a guiding vision and a realistic interpretation of democracy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Dissent in an Era of Public Protests; Chapter 2 Informing Today’s Dissent with That of the Revolutionary and Progressive Eras; Chapter 3 Defining Dissent and Its Role in Healthy Democracy; Chapter 4 The Right to Dissent; Chapter 5 Constraints on Dissent in the Current Curriculum; Chapter 6 Teacher Dissent; Chapter 7 Grounding Dissent in Hope, Sarah Stitzlein, Carrie Nolan; Chapter 8 Citizenship Education for Dissent;

Product details

• Authors: Sarah M. Stitzlein, Sarah Marie Stitzlein
• Publisher: Paradigm Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.05.2012
• EAN: 9781612052281
• ISBN: 978-1-61205-228-1
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, Political activism, United States of America, USA, Educational strategies & policy, Educational strategies and policy, Political activism / Political engagement