| Culturally Contested Pedagogy: Battles of Literacy and Schooling Between Mainstream Teachers and Asian Immigrant Parents Contributor(s): Li, Guofang (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791465934 ISBN-13: 9780791465936 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2005 Annotation: The voices of teachers, parents, and students create a compelling ethnographic study that examines the debate between traditional and progressive pedagogies in literacy education and the mismatch of cross-cultural discourses between mainstream schools and Asian families. This book focuses on a Vancouver suburb where the Chinese population has surpassed the white community numerically and socioeconomically, but not politically, and where the author uncovers disturbing cultural conflicts, educational dissensions, and "silent" power struggles between school and home. What Guofang Li reveals illustrates the challenges of teaching and learning in an increasingly complex educational landscape in which literacy, culture, race, and social class intertwine. Advocating for a greater cultural understanding of minority beliefs in literacy education and a more critical examination of mainstream instructional practices, Li offers a new theoretical framework and critical recommendations for teachers, schools, and parents. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Multicultural Education - Education | Student Life & Student Affairs |
| Dewey: 371.829 |
| LCCN: 2004030459 |
| Series: Suny Series, Power, Social Identity, and Education |
| Physical Information: 281 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |