Critical literacy
Subtitle: context, research, and practice in the K-12 classroom
By: Lisa Patel Stevens, Thomas W. Bean.
Contributors: Bean, Thomas W.
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks
Language: eng
Number of pages: 133
ISBN-13: 9781412941174; 9781412941181
Subjects: Critical pedagogy -- United States; Literacy -- Social aspects -- United States
Description: "Authors Lisa Patel and Thomas W. Bean explore the historical and political foundations of critical literacy and present a comprehensive examination of its uses for K-12 classroom practice."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Redefining literacy; title: Why we need critical literacy: dynamic texts and identity formation; title: Critical literacy and teacher education; title: Critical literacy at the nexus of praxis; title: Praxis point 1: popular culture, fandom, and boundaries; title: Praxis point 2: Critical numeracy across the curriculum; title: Praxis point 3: cycles of deconstruction and reconstruction; title: Critical literacy and educational policy texts; title: Critical policy analysis in local contexts.