Women teaching for change : gender, class & power

Author(s)

• Weiler, Kathleen

Bibliographic Information

Women teaching for change : gender, class & power

Kathleen Weiler ; introduction by Henry A. Giroux and Paulo Freire

（Critical studies in education series）

Bergin & Garvey Publishers, 1988

• :
• : pbk

Note

Bibliography: p. 155-163

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: ISBN 9780897891271

Description

Applying theory to practice, Women Teaching for Change reveals the complexity of being a feminist teacher in a public school setting, in which the forces of sexism, racism, and classism, which so characterize society as a whole, are played out in multiracial, multicultural classrooms. A fine book, a rich melding of critical theory in education, feminist literature, and pedagogical experience and expertise. Maxine Green, Columbia University Applying theory to practice, Women Teaching for Change reveals the complexity of being a feminist teacher in a public school setting, in which the forces of sexism, racism, and classism, which so characterize society as a whole, are played out in multiracial, multicultural classrooms.

Table of Contents

Introduction by Henry A. Giroux and Paulo Freire Critical Educational Theory Feminist Analyses of Gender and Schooling Feminist Methodology The Dialects of Gender in the Lives of Feminist Teachers The Struggle for a Critical Literacy Gender, Race and Class in the Feminist Classroom Conclusion Bibliography Index

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780897891288

Description

Applying theory to practice, Women Teaching for Change reveals the complexity of being a feminist teacher in a public school setting, in which the forces of sexism, racism, and classism, which so characterize society as a whole, are played out in multiracial, multicultural classrooms. A fine book, a rich melding of critical theory in education, feminist literature, and pedagogical experience and expertise. Maxine Green, Columbia University Applying theory to practice, Women Teaching for Change reveals the complexity of being a feminist teacher in a public school setting, in which the forces of sexism, racism, and classism, which so characterize society as a whole, are played out in multiracial, multicultural classrooms.

Table of Contents

Introduction by Henry A. Giroux and Paulo Freire Critical Educational Theory Feminist Analyses of Gender and Schooling Feminist Methodology The Dialects of Gender in the Lives of Feminist Teachers The Struggle for a Critical Literacy Gender, Race and Class in the Feminist Classroom Conclusion Bibliography Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA1068798X
• ISBN:
  • 0897891279
  • 0897891287
• LCCN: 87014604
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: South Hadley, Mass.
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 174 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : LB2837
  • DC19 : 371.1/0088042
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Women teachers -- United States
  • LCSH : Feminism -- United States
  • LCSH : Education, Secondary -- United States
  • LCSH : Discrimination in education -- United States
  • LCSH : Feminist criticism -- United States
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA01331980