Dignity-affirming Education - Cultivating the Somebodiness of Students and Educators

"The word "dignity" isn't typically used in education, yet it's at the core of strong pedagogy. Written by authors with wide-ranging expertise, this volume shows educators how to affirm students' dignity in their everyday practice. It is important reading for working with students of any age, including nontraditional or adult learners, in formal and informal settings"--

About the author

Decoteau J. Irby is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Illinois Chicago. Charity Anderson is senior research associate at the Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies, Rutgers University-Newark. Charles M. Payne is the Henry Rutgers Distinguished Professor of African American Studies and director of the Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Research at Rutgers University-Newark.

Summary

The word ‘dignity’ isn’t typically used in education, yet it’s at the core of strong pedagogy. This book shows readers what education looks like when it is centered on students’ dignity. It brings dignity into sharper focus, moving the field toward a language that captures what is required for oppressed communities to recognise their potential.

Product details

• Authors: William Ayers, Decoteau J. (EDT)/ Anderson Irby, Therese Quinn
• Assisted by: Charity Anderson (Editor), William Ayers (Editor), Decoteau J Irby (Editor), Decoteau J. Irby (Editor), Charles M Payne (Editor), Charles M. Payne (Editor), Therese Quinn (Editor)
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2022
• EAN: 9780807766538
• ISBN: 978-0-8077-6653-8
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Teaching for Social Justice; The Teaching for Social Justice Series
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology