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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... human nature and , on the other hand , a partial acceptance of the existing order which denies their realization.2 In attempting to develop this position further theoretically , Weiler turns to feminist theory to illuminate how human ...
... human nature and , on the other hand , a partial acceptance of the existing order which denies their realization.2 In attempting to develop this position further theoretically , Weiler turns to feminist theory to illuminate how human ...
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... human action and consciousness in an historical and social context . We need to be able to encompass both individual conscious- ness and the ideological and material forces that limit and shape human action . Critical social theory ...
... human action and consciousness in an historical and social context . We need to be able to encompass both individual conscious- ness and the ideological and material forces that limit and shape human action . Critical social theory ...
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... human goals ; “ human ” in their discussions is often used interchangably with " humane , ” im- plying care and concern for their students as human beings . This sense of valuing humanity is expressed in their own sense of them- selves ...
... human goals ; “ human ” in their discussions is often used interchangably with " humane , ” im- plying care and concern for their students as human beings . This sense of valuing humanity is expressed in their own sense of them- selves ...
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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