Bøger i Explorations of Educational Purpose serien

The author's anti-colonial discursive platform addresses distorted Eurocentric views of Africa. It raises ontological and epistemological questions about teaching methods and methodologies relating to Africa, and highlights knowledge indigenous to Africa.

In a globalized neo-colonial world an insidious and often debilitating crisis of knowledge not only continues to undermine the quality of research produced by scholars but to also perpetuate a neo-colonial and oppressive socio-cultural, political economic, and educational system.

This book explores the applications of Critical Pedagogy to actual classroom situations. Written in a concise and lucid form, this book takes the theories behind Critical Pedagogy and illustrates them at work in common classroom environments.

Most would agree that a learning community of practice cultivates social and intellectual development in educational settings but what are the other benefits and what does a learning community actually look like in practice?

While the intent of that mission is basically sound in theory-we instill the idea that teachers at all levels are professionals, always learning and growing in knowledge-that theory, that philosophical underpinning does not insure that the students who complete our program are confident about the act or performance of teaching.

The key mission of this text is to clarify many of the misconceptions about Paulo Freire's theories, concepts and his implications for education. It explains more fully the influences that shaped concepts such as problem posing, conscientization and praxis.

This thought-provoking volume argues that, far from being a post-colonial world, the struggle for independence of polity and culture is alive and relevant. The book offers the first comparative study of the US and Canada from an anti-colonial perspective.

Most would agree that a learning community of practice cultivates social and intellectual development in educational settings but what are the other benefits and what does a learning community actually look like in practice?

Queer Masculinities: A Critical Reader in Education is a substantial addition to the discussion of queer masculinities, of the interplay between queer masculinities and education, and to the political gender discourse as a whole.

These essays by teacher-educators explore what it means - practically and intellectually - to teach for social justice in conservative times. The book offers a vision of teacher education based on the principles of social justice, democracy and critical inquiry.

Conducting research on OST learning requires us to broaden and deepen our conceptions of learning as well as to better identify the unique and common qualities of different learning settings.

Presenting case studies that form a wide-ranging critique of contemporary and historical education provision under socialist governance, this well rounded volume also offers positive suggestions for tackling thorny communal issues through socialist pedagogy.

This book details an innovative curriculum design for indigenous students based on the principles of participatory narrative inquiry as well as exemplars of indigenous knowledge. Written from an Australian perspective, it discusses broad international issues.

Built on previous theories and research, it describes diverse students' experiences in the global and information age, and searches for effective policies and practices that help these students to perform better in school and in life.Readers are forced to step outside of their own experiences and commonly held beliefs about education.

We believe this book shows we have lots of reasons to "bother" with critical pe- gogy in teacher education, as current educational policies and the neoliberal discourses that vie for the identities of our own local contexts increasingly do not have education for the public good in mind.

Issues related to gender and sexual diversity in schools can generate controversy. This book offers an easy-to-read introduction to the subject. Additionally, it offers tangible resources and advice on how to create more equitable learning environments.

In a globalized neo-colonial world an insidious and often debilitating crisis of knowledge not only continues to undermine the quality of research produced by scholars but to also perpetuate a neo-colonial and oppressive socio-cultural, political economic, and educational system.