Pedagogy of the Poor - Building the Movement to End Poverty

Informationen zum Autor Willie Baptist serves as the Poverty Initiative Scholar-in-Residence and is the coordinator of the Poverty Scholars Program in New York City. Jan Rehmann teaches philosophy and social theories at Union Theological Seminary and at the Free University in Berlin. Klappentext The authors present a new kind of interdisciplinary pedagogy that brings together antipoverty grassroots activism and relevant social theories about poverty. This unique book combines the oral history of a renowned antipoverty organizer with accessible introductions to relevant social theories, case studies, in-class student debates, and pedagogical reflections. This multilayered approach makes it useful to both social activists committed to eradicating poverty and educators looking for ways to teach about the struggles for economic and social justice. Zusammenfassung Presents a new kind of interdisciplinary pedagogy that brings together antipoverty grassroots activism and relevant social theories about poverty. This unique book combines the oral history of a renowned anti-poverty organiser with accessible introductions to relevant social theories, case studies, in-class student debates, and pedagogical reflections.

Product details

• Authors: Willie Baptist, Willie/ Rehmann Baptist, Jan Rehmann
• Assisted by: William Ayers (Editor), Therese Quinn (Editor)
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.05.2011
• EAN: 9780807752289
• ISBN: 978-0-8077-5228-9
• No. of pages: 190
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Teaching for Social Justice (P; Teaching for Social Justice; The Teaching for Social Justice Series; Teaching for Social Justice (P
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries