Anti-oppressive education in "elite" schools : promising practices and cautionary tales from the field / edited by Katy Swalwell, Daniel Spikes ; afterword by Paul C. Gorski.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Swalwell, Katy M., editor.

Spikes, Daniel, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Upper class--Education--United States.

Upper class.

Private schools--United States.

Private schools.

Upper class--Education.

United States.

Social justice--Study and teaching--United States.

Social justice.

Social justice--Study and teaching.

Critical pedagogy--United States.

Critical pedagogy.

Teachers--Training of.

Teachers.

Physical Description:

xi, 252 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Teachers College Press, [2021]

Summary:

"This book is a collection of essays that can easily be used for professional development purposes. It has multiple perspectives in term of author identities and positions within "elite" schools and blend of research and experience made accessible for practitioners"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I WHAT'S THE POINT? JUSTIFYING AND FRAMING ANTI-OPPRESSIVE EDUCATION IN "ELITE" SCHOOLS

1. Combating the Pathology of Class Privilege: A Critical Education for the Elites / Quentin Wheeler-Bell

2. Intrinsic Aspects of Class Privilege / Adam Howard

3. Is Becoming an Oppressor Ever a Privilege? "Elite" Schools and Social Justice as Mutual Aid / Marc Kruse

pt. II CAUTIONARY TALES: PROBLEMATIC MODELS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATION IN "ELITE" SCHOOLS

4. Beyond Wokeness: How White Educators Can Work Toward Dismantling Whiteness and White Supremacy in Suburban Schools / Gabriel Rodriguez

5. Dead Ends and Paths Forward: White Teachers Committed to Anti-Racist Teaching in White Spaces / Callie Kane

6. Unspoken Rules, White Communication Styles, and White Blinders: Why "Elite" Independent Schools Can't Retain Black and Brown Faculty / Ayo Magwood

7. Critical Service Learning: Moving from Transactional Experiences of Service Toward a Social Justice Praxis / Tania D. Mitchell

8. The "Duality of Life" in "Elite" Sustainability Education: Tensions, Pitfalls, and Possibilities / Brady Wheatley

9. The Possibility of Critical Language Awareness Through Volunteer English Teaching Abroad / Cori Jakubiak

pt. III PROMISING PRACTICES? IDEAS FOR ENACTING ANTI-OPPRESSIVE EDUCATION IN "ELITE" SCHOOLS

10. Living Up to Our Legacy: One School's Effort to Build Momentum, Capacity, and Commitment to Social Justice / Damian R. Jones

11. Facilitating Socially Just Discussions in Elite Schools / Lisa Sibbett

12. Mobilizing Privileged Youth and Teachers for Justice-Oriented Work in Science and Education / Sara Tolbert

13. Opening the Proverbial Can O' Worms: Teaching Social Justice to Educated Elites in Suburban Detroit / Robin Moten

14. Intersectional Feminist and Political Education with Privileged Girls / Sonya Crabtree-Nelson

15. "Not Me!" Anticipating, Preventing, and Working with Pushback to Social Justice Education / Rebecca Drago

pt. IV CONVERSATIONS WITH COLLEAGUES

16. Out of This Chaos, Beauty Comes: Democratic Schooling in a Progressive Independent Middle School / Allen Cross

17. We Are Afraid They Won't Feel Bad: Using Simulations to Teach for Social Justice at the Elementary Level / Nina Sethi

18. Harnessing the Curiosity of Rich People's Children: International Travel as a Tool of Anti-Oppressive Education / Alethea Tyner Paradis

19. Building a Class: The Role of Admissions in Anti-Oppressive Education / Sherry Smith

20. "It Shouldn't Be that Hard": Student Activists' Frustrations and Demands / Jenna Woodsmall.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Anti-oppressive education in "elite" schools

ISBN:

9780807765890

0807765899

9780807765906

0807765902

OCLC:

1259293364