Women Teaching for Change: Gender, Class and PowerBloomsbury Academic, 1988 - 174 pages Applying theory to practice, Women Teaching for Change reveals the complexity of being a feminist teacher in a public school setting, in which the forces of sexism, racism, and classism, which so characterize society as a whole, are played out in multiracial, multicultural classrooms. A fine book, a rich melding of critical theory in education, feminist literature, and pedagogical experience and expertise. Maxine Green, Columbia University |
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... CLASSROOM DISCOURSE Feminist teaching in a public high school takes place within the culture of the wider school , and the institutional structure itself limits and shapes classroom discourse . The rigid structure of the school day ...
... classroom discourse is dominated by the intentions of teach- ers ; they set subjects , assign texts , ask questions about texts , and assert their ultimate authority through testing . But the discourse of the class- room is not ...
... classroom social relationships . She made her own position clear and would challenge students when she disagreed with them . She also supported girls in classroom discussion . Here is part of the discussion of the status of various jobs ...
Contents
CHAPTER TWO Feminist Analyses of Gender | 27 |
CHAPTER THREE Feminist Methodology | 57 |
CHAPTER FOUR The Dialectics of Gender in | 73 |
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