{"product_id":"cutting-class-9780847691180","title":"Cutting Class","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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 professionals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the tradition of George S. Counts but generally without his optimism, Kincheloe and Steinberg have assembled a critique of American schooling. Their title, Cutting Class, is a double entendre reflecting their charge that an educational structure that once made class differences a critical element in understanding students' progress has been dismantled. They argue that this structure was a victim of educational accountability generally, and No Child Left Behind particularly. Considerations of social class, they maintain, have been largely displaced by a focus on ethnic and gender differences, and the result is a system that misses the most important variable to understanding educational progress. Not surprisingly, the material in the chapters reflects the contributors' preference for a qualitative, often ethnographic analysis. There are the obligatory swipes at Murray and Herrnstein, but the result is at least provocative. Philip Anderson's chapter on curriculum and social class is particularly good. -- D.E. Tanner, California State University, Fresno\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Cutting Class in a Dangerous Era: A Critical Pedagogy of Class Awareness Chapter 2 Exploring Critical Theory and Critical Ethnography in the Context of the Production and Reproduction of Social Class Chapter 3 Class, Race, Space and Unequal Educational Outcomes in the US: Beyond Dichotomies Chapter 4 Corporate Consciousness and the Failure of Higher Education Chapter 5 Social Class and Curriculum: Theoretical-Political Possibilities and Practical Matters Chapter 6 Issues of Class in Urban Science Education Chapter 7 The Challenge of Equitable Access to Arts and Museum Experiences for LowIncome New York City Schoolchildren Chapter 8 My Daughter, Myself: Class Reflections through the Parent-Race-Gender Lens Chapter 9 Readin' Class: Droppin' Out Chapter 10 July 12, 1977: The Journey to Class Consciousness Begins-A Rural White South Carolina Story Chapter 11 Poverty of Mind, Poverty of Spirit: Breaking the Shackles that Bind Chapter 12 Afterword: It's a Class Act","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038817878359,"sku":"9780847691180","price":38.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780847691180.jpg?v=1750941549","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cutting-class-9780847691180","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}