Schooling as a Ritual Performance - Towards a Political Economy of Educational Symbols and Gestures

Written by one of the major world figures on the educational left, Schooling as a Ritual Performance is a pioneering study of the partnership between capitalism and religion and the educational offspring it produces.

About the author

Peter McLaren is Distinguished Professor in Critical Studies and Co-Director and International Ambassador for Global Ethics and Social Justice, The Paulo Freire Democratic Project, Donna Ford Attallah College of Educational Studies, Chapman University. He is Emeritus Professor at UCLA and served as Chair Professor (the highest rank given to foreign professors) at Northeast Normal University in Changchun, China. Professor McLaren is the author and editor of over 50 books and hundreds of journal articles and book chapters. His writings have been translated into 25 languages. Professor McLaren is one of the original architects of what has come to be known as critical pedagogy. Professor McLaren serves on numerous editorial and advisory boards, including the International Advisory Board of The International Marxist-Humanist, journal of the International Marxist-Humanist Organization, and Philosophy of Education (Ukraine). He has been ranked by Research.com among the top 15% of the world's leading social science and humanities scientists.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Mclaren, McLaren Peter
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.07.1999
• EAN: 9780847691968
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-9196-8
• Dimensions: 143 mm x 219 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 553 g
• Series: Culture and Education Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Adult education; EDUCATION / Administration / General, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Organization & management of education, Educational administration and organization, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education, Schools, Schools and pre-schools, EDUCATION / Schools / General