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Critical Pedagogy As Organizational Praxis: Challenging The Demise Of Civil Society In A Time Of Permanent War, Peter Mclaren, Nathalia E. Jaramillo
Critical Pedagogy As Organizational Praxis: Challenging The Demise Of Civil Society In A Time Of Permanent War, Peter Mclaren, Nathalia E. Jaramillo
Education Faculty Articles and Research
The writers criticize the U.S. invasion of Iraq and the ensuing military and political occupation of the country. They suggest a link between aggressive U.S. military posture and neoliberal globalization and contend that the current situation in Iraq is a metaphor for globalized capitalism across the world. The writers then consider issues surrounding the politics of organization in the search for a socialist alternative to free market capitalism and discuss how critical educators can reinvigorate the civil societarian left at a time when elites are less accountable to civil society than ever before.
Responses To Lynne V. Cheney, Peter Mclaren
Responses To Lynne V. Cheney, Peter Mclaren
Education Faculty Articles and Research
"In November of 2001 Lynne V. Cheney announced the release of a report entitled Defending Civilization: How Our Universities Are Failing America and What Can Be Done about It on behalf of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, a nonprofit educational organization based in Washington, D.C... The editor of Taboo invited several educational scholars to reflect on the report and Cheney’s introductory comments."
Defining Preparation And Professional Development For The Future., Richard Andrews, Margaret Grogan
Defining Preparation And Professional Development For The Future., Richard Andrews, Margaret Grogan
Education Faculty Articles and Research
This paper reports on the current thinking about the position of principal and superintendent in America's schools. The positions of school principal and district superintendent have been undergoing changes in definition and scope over the last century and a half. As America undergoes significant societal transformation, the definition of these two positions has to evolve to meet the complex demands the country puts on its schools. The history of the development of the principalship and superintendency is given to provide context for the challenges aspiring education leaders will face in the new millennium. A noted systemic problem in higher education …
Guest Editor's Introduction: Leadership For Social Justice, Margaret Grogan
Guest Editor's Introduction: Leadership For Social Justice, Margaret Grogan
Education Faculty Articles and Research
"I wanted to edit a special issue of the Journal of School Leadership on social justice for two main reasons. First, I was curious to know what my colleagues had in mind when they thought of social justice. What concrete or abstract ideas might be collected under the heading of social justice? Would there be a variety of positions taken and ideologies represented? Would the manuscripts be theoretical or based on empirical research or both? Could social justice be presented in nontraditional forms of writing even in an academic journal? Questions of content and style piqued my interest."