Cultural Miseducation: In Search of a Democratic Solution Contributor(s): Martin, Jane Roland (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807742392 ISBN-13: 9780807742396 Publisher: Teachers College Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2002 Annotation: In this engaging and accessible volume, Jane Roland Martin develops a brilliantly innovative approach to education that illuminates one of the most pressing issues of our day--the passing down of "cultural liabilities, " such as "violence in the home, school, and world at large and "hatred |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Multicultural Education - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects - Social Science | Women's Studies |
Dewey: 370.115 |
LCCN: 2002016174 |
Series: John Dewey Lecture |
Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6.26" W x 9.06" (0.55 lbs) 176 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
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Publisher Description: In this engaging and accessible volume, Jane Roland Martin develops a brilliantly innovative approach to education that illuminates one of the most pressing issues of our day--the passing down of "cultural liabilities," such as violence in the home, school, and world at large and hatred of other races, religions, genders, ethnicities, or sexual orientations. By encouraging readers to look at education from the standpoint of culture, new questions emerge: How is a culture's wealth to be defined? Who is qualified to contribute to it? How can we preserve a culture's assets for the next generation? Cultural Miseducation:
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