The Pedagogy of Teacher Activism: Portraits of Four Teachers for Justice (Education and Struggle) - Softcover

Catone, Keith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1433134365 ISBN 13: 9781433134364

Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers, 2016

Synopsis

Through the artful science of portraiture, The Pedagogy of Teacher Activism presents the stories of four teacher activists―how they are and have become social change agents―to uncover important pedagogical underpinnings of teacher activism. Embedded in their stories are moments of political clarity and consciousness, giving rise to their purpose as teacher activists. The narratives illuminate how both inner passions and those stirred by caring relationships with others motivate their work, while the intentional ways in which they attempt to disrupt power relations give shape to their approaches to teacher activism. Knowing their work will never truly be done and that the road they travel is often difficult, the teacher activists considered here persist because of the hope and possibility that their work might change the world. Like many pre-service educators or undergraduates contemplating teaching as a vocation, these teacher activists were not born ready for the work that they do. Yet by mining their biographical histories and trajectories of political development, this book illuminates the pedagogy of teacher activism that guides their work.

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About the Author

Keith Catone is a Principal Associate for Community Organizing and Engagement at the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. He received the 2015 American Educational Research Association Division K (Teaching and Teacher Education) Outstanding Dissertation Award and earned his Ed.D. from Harvard University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1433134365
• ISBN 13: 9781433134364
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 156