Culture and Power in the Classroom: A Critical Foundation for Bicultural Education

by Antonia Darder

Book Overview

In this work, Antonia Darder draws upon the writings of Brazilian philosopher Paulo Freire and American theorist Henry Giroux to provide a detailed look at the education of subordinate cultural groups... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897892399
• ISBN13: 9780897892391
• Release Date: November 1991
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A must read for all working with children and families!

Although the book is a little hard to get into, once a few pages have been read it is hard to put down. The author's straight forward approach to the recognition and implementation of the theories of Freire, Giroux, and others is usefull to any teacher, counselor, and caregiver to children in American society. The last chapter is the author's reflection of her own experience implamenting a Bicultural Education graduate program at Pacific Oaks College and serves as a critical analysis of her own process. With the growing number of bicultural individuals in our schools, this book is a must read to better understand their experience and re-think our classrooms and educational institutions.