Critical Pedagogy

Authors

Peter McLaren, Chapman UniversityFollow
Jennifer Crawford

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Description

"Critical pedagogy looks at schools in their historical context as dominant social, cultural, and political institutions rather than as sites of social mobility, recognizing how schooling reflects an asymmetrical distribution of power and access to resources based on race, class, and gender. Although there is a great deal of debate around the founders, terminology, and implementation of critical pedagogy, critical pedagogues are united by their commitment to social transformation for the collective good. Critical pedagogy is a fluid and transgressive discourse and practice in which people continuously redefine the world through the contexts in which they find it. Its introduction into curriculum studies has served to redefine the field."

ISBN

9781412958806

Publication Date

2008

Publisher

Sage

City

New York, NY

Disciplines

Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Curriculum and Social Inquiry | Education | Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

Comments

In Craig Kridel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies, Volume 1 . Dr. McLaren's chapter begins on page 147.

Recommended Citation

McLaren, P., & Crawford, J. (2008). Critical pedagogy. In C. Kridel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of curriculum studies (pp. 147-149). New York, NY: Sage Publications.

Copyright

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