Teaching For and About Critical Pedagogy in the Post-Secondary Classroom

While there is a body of literature that considers the theory of critical pedagogy, there is significantly less literature that specifically addresses the ways in which professors attempt to apply this theory in practice. This paper presents the results from a study that was designed, in part, to ad...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Mary Breunig
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Brock University 2009-12-01
Series:	Studies in Social Justice
Subjects:	Critical Pedagogy Post-Secondary Classroom Praxis Social Justice
Online Access:	http://ojs.uwindsor.ca/ojs/leddy/index.php/SSJ/article/view/649

id	doaj-03442c4db7374066bfb75d16d4dd76f8
record_format	Article
spelling	doaj-03442c4db7374066bfb75d16d4dd76f82020-11-25T00:43:27ZengBrock UniversityStudies in Social Justice1911-47882009-12-0132247262Teaching For and About Critical Pedagogy in the Post-Secondary ClassroomMary BreunigWhile there is a body of literature that considers the theory of critical pedagogy, there is significantly less literature that specifically addresses the ways in which professors attempt to apply this theory in practice. This paper presents the results from a study that was designed, in part, to address this gap. Seventeen self-identified critical pedagogues participated in this qualitative research study. Participants reported their use of the following classroom practices, including: dialogue; group work; co-construction of syllabus; and experiential activities. This paper critically examines the social justice-oriented nature of these critical classroom practices. http://ojs.uwindsor.ca/ojs/leddy/index.php/SSJ/article/view/649Critical PedagogyPost-Secondary Classroom PraxisSocial Justice
collection	DOAJ
language	English
format	Article
sources	DOAJ
author	Mary Breunig
spellingShingle	Mary Breunig Teaching For and About Critical Pedagogy in the Post-Secondary Classroom Studies in Social Justice Critical Pedagogy Post-Secondary Classroom Praxis Social Justice
author_facet	Mary Breunig
author_sort	Mary Breunig
title	Teaching For and About Critical Pedagogy in the Post-Secondary Classroom
title_short	Teaching For and About Critical Pedagogy in the Post-Secondary Classroom
title_full	Teaching For and About Critical Pedagogy in the Post-Secondary Classroom
title_fullStr	Teaching For and About Critical Pedagogy in the Post-Secondary Classroom
title_full_unstemmed	Teaching For and About Critical Pedagogy in the Post-Secondary Classroom
title_sort	teaching for and about critical pedagogy in the post-secondary classroom
publisher	Brock University
series	Studies in Social Justice
issn	1911-4788
publishDate	2009-12-01
description	While there is a body of literature that considers the theory of critical pedagogy, there is significantly less literature that specifically addresses the ways in which professors attempt to apply this theory in practice. This paper presents the results from a study that was designed, in part, to address this gap. Seventeen self-identified critical pedagogues participated in this qualitative research study. Participants reported their use of the following classroom practices, including: dialogue; group work; co-construction of syllabus; and experiential activities. This paper critically examines the social justice-oriented nature of these critical classroom practices.
topic	Critical Pedagogy Post-Secondary Classroom Praxis Social Justice
url	http://ojs.uwindsor.ca/ojs/leddy/index.php/SSJ/article/view/649
work_keys_str_mv	AT marybreunig teachingforandaboutcriticalpedagogyinthepostsecondaryclassroom
_version_	1725278289411440640

Teaching For and About Critical Pedagogy in the Post-Secondary Classroom

Similar Items