Cutting class : socioeconomic status and education / edited by Joe L. Kincheloe and Shirley R. Steinberg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kincheloe, Joe L., editor.

Steinberg, Shirley R., 1952- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children with social disabilities--Education--United States.

Children with social disabilities.

Poor--United States.

Poor.

Educational equalization--United States.

Educational equalization.

Education--Social aspects--United States.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (323 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In these vivid, thought-provoking essays, leading scholars draw from their own life experiences to explore the ways in which socio-economic class has shaped their lives and educational practices. Some experienced the sting of poverty as students, while others tell stories of a privileged upbringing and moments of epiphany when they recognized the far-reaching effects of class privilege. Many in this volume tell stories of their successful (and not-so-successful) teaching experiences with students from various social classes, providing valuable insights for teachers and other education professi

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Part I: Introduction: The Nature of Class, Socioeconomic Context, and Critical Pedagogy; 1 Cutting Class in a Dangerous Era: A Critical Pedagogy of Class Awareness Joe L. Kincheloe and Shirley R. Steinberg; 2 Exploring Critical Theory and Critical Ethnography in the Context of the Production and Reproduction of Social Class Natalie Mixon; Part II: Corporate Power, Class Oppression, and Education; 3 Class, Race, Space, and Unequal Educational Outcomes in the United States: Beyond Dichotomies D. W Livingstone and Susan L. Stowe

4 Corporate Consciousness and the Failure of Higher Education Phil Graham, Carmen Luke, and Allan LukePart III: Class, Curriculum, and Everyday Life in Schools; 5 Social Class and Curriculum: Theoretical-Political Possibilities and Practical Matters Philip M. Anderson; 6 Issues of Class in Urban Science Education Kenneth Tobin; 7 The Challenge of Equitable Access to Arts and Museum Experiences for Low-Income New York City Schoolchildren Lynda Kennedy; Part IV: Class Autobiography, Educational Insights

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-34439-1

0-8476-9117-9

0-7425-7615-9

OCLC:

855504235