Empowering Education by Ira Shor
Ira Shor is a pioneer in the field of critical education who for over twenty years has been experimenting with learning methods. His work creatively adapts the ideas of Brazilian educator Paulo Freire for North American classrooms. In Empowering Education Shor offers a comprehensive theory and practice for critical pedagogy. For Shor, empowering education is a student-centered, critical and democratic pedagogy for studying any subject matter and for self and social change. It takes shape as a dialogue in which teachers and students mutually investigate everyday themes, social issues, and academic knowledge. Through dialogue and problem-posing, students become active agents of their learning. This book shows how students can develop as critical thinkers, inspired learners, skilled workers, and involved citizens. Shor carefully analyzes obstacles to and resources for empowering education, suggesting ways for teachers to transform traditional approaches into critical and democratic ones. He offers many examples and applications for the elementary grades through college and adult education.Ira Shor is an English professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center and Staten Island College. He is the author of two books from the University of Chicago Press: Critical Teaching and Everyday Life and Empowering Education.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780226753577 |
| ISBN 10 | 0226753573 |
| Title | Empowering Education |
| Author | Ira Shor |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The University of Chicago Press |
| Year published | 1992-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 294 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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