| Transforming Mind: A Critical Cognitive Activity Contributor(s): Gannaway, Gloria (Author) |
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ISBN: 0897892801 ISBN-13: 9780897892803 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1994 Annotation: Emergent paradigms in the physical sciences are combined with deconstruction its methods and Vygotsky's theory of speech and thought to formulate new mind-sets for society and education which will promote nonlinear, nonpatriarchal, nonviolent, anti-authoritarian worldviews on which to build stronger individuals and societies. E. D. Hirsh and other establishment education "reformers" are shown to be dangerously noncritical and bound to old paradigms that advocate simple solutions to complex problems. Gannaway contends that the nature of contemporary American society is unique and must be creatively analyzed before the educational system can be effectively reformed. She shows teachers how to use familiar texts from popular culture to develop habits of critical thinking that will protect students and citizens from insidious masss media myths. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education |
| Dewey: 370.192 |
| LCCN: 93011854 |
| Lexile Measure: 1400 |
| Series: Series in Language & Ideology |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.52 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Emergent paradigms in the physical sciences are combined with deconstructionist methods and Vygotsky's theory of speech and thought to formulate new mind-sets for society and education, which will promote nonlinear, nonpatriarchal, nonviolent, anti-authoritarian worldviews on which to build stronger individuals and societies. E. D. Hirsch and other establishment education reformers are shown to be dangerously noncritical and bound to old paradigms that advocate simple solutions to complex problems. Gannaway contends that the nature of contemporary American society is unique and must be creatively analyzed before the educational system can be effectively reformed. She shows teachers how to use familiar texts from popular culture to develop habits of critical thinking that will protect students and citizens from insidious mass media myths. |