Teaching and Learning on the Verge

Based on 20 years of teaching experience and research in schools, this title demonstrates how educators in all disciplines can integrate civic engagement, multicultural literacy, and leadership into their classrooms. Featuring voices from literature and philosophy in dialogue with the living stage of classrooms, streets, and community spaces, this book offers an imaginative guide to democratic education.

About the author

Shanti Elliott directs the civic engagement program at the Francis W. Parker School in Chicago. She also co-leads the Teachers' Inquiry Project and teaches at the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University.

Product details

• Authors: Shanti Elliott
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2015
• EAN: 9780807756416
• ISBN: 978-0-8077-5641-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Multicultural Education; Multicultural Education Series; Multicultural Education; Multicultural Education Series
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries