Description
Book SynopsisHere is a book with numerous applications. It is intended to situate self-examination and issues-based learning in reality in a professional context in which teachers and students work to shape practices and identities. In this way, teachers can explore who they are as individuals, their understandings of themselves and their experiences, as well as the impact of these experiences in the classroom, the school, and the community. As a course book on teacher development, both for undergraduates and for teachers embarking on post-graduate work, the focus on real-life experience forges powerful links between the theoretical underpinnings of teaching and classroom practices. Burning Issues may also serve as a foundation book for coursework and workshops exploring research on teachers and teacher development. As a sourcebook for in-service teachers, the authors focus attention on real life experiences, theory, and practices associated with reflection and emancipation. The authors offer a vision for crafting a career-long tradition in critical inquiry. Educators of any stripe will find this text useful and informative.
Trade ReviewThis accessible and engaging introduction to the critical pedagogy of lived experience will inspire hope and school change. -- William F. Pinar, St. Bernard Parish Alumni Endowed Professor, Louisiana State University
The heart of thoughtful teaching is relationship. Burning Issues offers the inspiration and the tools to understand and sustain positive relationships with our colleagues, our students, and ourselves. This book will feed the spirit of every good teacher. -- Christopher M. Clark, director, School of Education, University of Delaware
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Acknowledgments Chapter 4 Introduction Part 5 Part I: Beginning with Ourselves Chapter 6 1. The Classroom Community: "To Feel Safe" Chapter 7 2. Philosophical Frameworks: Toward a Critical Framework of Inquiry Chapter 8 3. Details, Essential Matters, and Voice: The "Good" Teacher Part 9 Part II: Students' and Teachers' Voices Chapter 10 4. Bullying in the Elementary School Chapter 11 5. Homophobia and Diverse Sexual Orientation Chapter 12 6. Sexism and Feminist Issues in Teaching: Unpacking Inequity Chapter 13 7. Diversity and Social Stratification Chapter 14 8. Anti-Discrimination Education Part 15 Part III: Toward a Pedagogy of Hope and School Change Chapter 16 9. Equity: Beyond Difference and Diversity Chapter 17 Index Chapter 18 About the Authors
