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Teaching Defiance: Stories and Strategies for Activist Educators
Michael Newman
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Description for Teaching Defiance: Stories and Strategies for Activist Educators
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Michael Newman--a two-time winner of the Cyril O. Houle Award for Outstanding Literature in Adult Education--examines the use of rational discourse, nonrational discourse, and storytelling to bring about personal and collective change. Using a powerful blend of theoretical discussion and step-by-step accounts of practice, Newman returns to what actually happens in that magical encounter between teacher and learner. He examines the educational use of emotions such as frustration, dismay, anger, hatred and love. He proposes ways of teaching and learning insight. He examines how educators can teach people to take effective action. And he discusses how educators and learners can ... Read more
Michael Newman--a two-time winner of the Cyril O. Houle Award for Outstanding Literature in Adult Education--examines the use of rational discourse, nonrational discourse, and storytelling to bring about personal and collective change. Using a powerful blend of theoretical discussion and step-by-step accounts of practice, Newman returns to what actually happens in that magical encounter between teacher and learner. He examines the educational use of emotions such as frustration, dismay, anger, hatred and love. He proposes ways of teaching and learning insight. He examines how educators can teach people to take effective action. And he discusses how educators and learners can ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
475g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781119137191
SKU
V9781119137191
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99-50
About Michael Newman
Michael Newman is an internationally renowned consultant and author in the field of adult education. He is a two-time winner of the Cyril O. Houle Award for Outstanding Literature in Adult Education, awarded by the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education.
Reviews for Teaching Defiance: Stories and Strategies for Activist Educators
Newman reminds us that times like these call for defiance, and that this is a crucial role of the activist educator. ( Labor Studies Review ) Most of us who spend our lives as educators are committed to instilling within our students the capacity to think for themselves.... Teaching Defiance is a book that shares these commitments. ( Teaching ... Read more