Schooling as a Ritual Performance: Towards a Political Economy of Educational Symbols and Gestures

by Peter McLaren

Book Overview

One of the most compelling ethnographies of school ever written, 'Schooling as a Ritual Performance' has for over a decade made its mark among educators, sociologists, and those seeking to understand the cultural meaning of classroom practices. Written by one of the major world figures on the educational left, 'Schooling as a Ritual Performance' is a pioneering study of the partnership between capitalism and religion and the educational offspring...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847691969
• ISBN13: 9780847691968
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 430 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Great book for teachers

This book is an eye opener! There is no other work I had read as fascinating as this one, it will allow you to see the school world under a new perspective, if you are looking for a dissertation topic or ideas this book will put your mind to work. Although it does not emphasize critical pedagogy, the way Peter deals with the idea of ritual performance in schools is critical itself. A must have for nay critical teacher.