Women Teaching for Change: Gender, Class and Power (Critical Studies in Education Series) - Softcover

." . . truly thought-provoking . . . crucial for anyone interested in formulating political theory and pedagogical practice aimed at social transformation."-Queen's Quarterly ." . . hard-nosed analysis that is insightful and provocative . . . a first rate book."-Small Press Book Review ?. . . hard-nosed analysis that is insightful and provocative . . . a first rate book.?-Small Press Book Review ?. . . truly thought-provoking . . . crucial for anyone interested in formulating political theory and pedagogical practice aimed at social transformation.?-Queen's Quarterly "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. 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.