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Book SynopsisWhat happens when teachers share power with students? In this text, Ira Shor - one of the earliest proponents of critical pedagogy in the United States - relates the story of an experiment that nearly went out of control.
Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments 1: The Siberian Syndrome: Students as Exiles in the Culture War of the Classroom 2: Sharing Power, Democratizing Authority, and Mediating Resistance 3: Escaping Siberia: Students Ask, "Why Come to Class?" 4: Power-Sharing and the Birth of the "After-Class Group" 5: The "After-Class Group" Constructs the Unknown 6: Power Is Knowledge - "Positive Resistance" and "Ultra-Expectations" 7: Can Siberia Become a Critical Territory? 8: Siberian Harvest: Measuring the Yield of Power-Sharing Afterword Lewis Dimmick Bibliography Index
