Presence of Mind
Subtitle: Education and the Politics of Deception (Edge)
Contributors: Donaldo P. Macedo (Foreword); Henry A. Giroux (Introduction)
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: December 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780813334769
Subjects: Philosophy of education; Political aspects; Aims And Objectives Of Education; Sociology Of Education; Education / Teaching; Education; Politics and education; Aims & Objectives; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Education / Philosophy & Social Aspects; Education-Aims & Objectives; Critical pedagogy
First sentence: During the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, various groups, motivated by the contention that educational institutions were systematically denving certain people fair and equal treatment, demanded the revision of curricula and pedagogy in primary and secondary schools.
Description: "Taking up the ever-shifting cultural and political landscape in the United States, Presence of Mind addresses how power manifests itself within and across different social and educational terrain, covering a number of contemporary topics and polemics that are central to teaching educational theory and practice.

Pepi Leistyna argues that it is imperative that both students and teachers take ownership of educational practice by developing theoretical frameworks that historically and socially situate the deeply embedded roots of racism, discrimination, violence, and disempowerment in this country to better understand their roles as educators and citizens."--BOOK JACKET.