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Navigating The Indeterminate Relationship Between Politics And Pedagogy. A Response To "Education As Commons, Children As Commoners: The Case Study Of The Little Tree Community”, Derek R. Ford
Democracy and Education
In their article, Pechtelidis and Kioupkiolis added a case study to research at the intersection of politics, pedagogy, and the commons. Examining the Little Tree Community to deepen our understanding of how education can operate as a common practice, they raised key questions about the political possibility of subjectification in an education in the commons, leaving the question of politics and pedagogy open. Case studies in general, especially in the article format, require a delicate balance of theoretical exposition, contextual explication, data presentation, and analysis. In this response, I propose one way we might refine the politics assumed in the …
Advancing The Dialogue On Multicultural Instructional Approaches, Franklin Titus Thompson
Advancing The Dialogue On Multicultural Instructional Approaches, Franklin Titus Thompson
Journal of Curriculum, Teaching, Learning and Leadership in Education
Most teacher preparation programs and the state governments they answer to agree that education majors should receive training in multicultural education before being granted certification to teach. Agreement begins to break down, however, over the details of that instruction Results of this study show that teachers of tomorrow want multicultural education that is more sophisticated than the typical “blame-game” or “feel-good” paradigms of yesteryear’s efforts. It also shows that students are not fragile and prefer an eclectic instructional approach that has a critical pedagogy piece as its flagship. While all six proposed theoretical instructional approaches were accepted by respondents (N=368) …
The Master Teacher: A Personal Reflection, Carol Hillman
The Master Teacher: A Personal Reflection, Carol Hillman
Thought and Practice: (1987-1991) the Journal of the Graduate School of Bank Street College of Education
Describes that working with young children requires an attitude based on willingness to grow, one that puts the teacher as well as the children in the role of the learner.