Howard Zinn on Democratic Education (Series in Critical Narrative) - Hardcover

Zinn, Howard; Macedo, Donaldo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1594510547 ISBN 13: 9781594510540

Publisher: Routledge, 2004

Synopsis

Perhaps no other historian has had a more profound and revolutionary impact on American education than Howard Zinn. This is the first book devoted to his views on education and its role in a democratic society. Howard Zinn on Democratic Education describes what is missing from school textbooks and in classrooms-and how we move beyond these deficiencies to improve student education. Critical skills of citizenship are insufficiently developed in schools, according to Zinn. Textbooks and curricula must be changed to transcend the recitation of received wisdom too common today in schools. In these respects, recent Bush Administration and educational policies of most previous US presidents have been on the wrong track in meeting educational needs. This book seeks to redefine national goals at a time when public debates over education have never been more polarised--nor higher in public visibility and contentious debate. Zinn's essays on education-many never before published--are framed in this book by a dialogue between Zinn and Donaldo Macedo, a distinguished critic of literacy and schooling, whose books with Paulo Freire, Noam Chomsky and other authors have received international acclaim.

About this title

About the Author:

Living near Boston, Howard Zinn is a historian, political essayist, playwright, and activist. His earlier experience as a bombardier in World War II and his later experience in the southern movement for racial justice propelled him into a lifetime of searching for larger truths in his writings, research, and activism. Among Zinn's many influential books, his A People’s History of the United States, which offered an entirely new perspective on American history, has been widely translated, serialized, and adapted to multiple editions for various audiences, including young readers. More recently Zinn's appearances on stage with such figures as Kurt Vonnegut, Viggo Mortensen, Alice Walker, Danny Glover, Marisa Tomei, and others have brought his Voices of the People's History (edited with Anthony Arnove) to many new audiences internationally.

Review:

"A major contribution. This is a well-written and dynamic book to read, and a sociological treasure. ...The authors challenge us to redefine American culture and test our courage to develop a more equitable society."
--Contemporary Sociology

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1594510547
• ISBN 13: 9781594510540
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224