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" Un-democratic acts : "
Charles Lowery, Anthony Walker, and Cornell Thomas
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606622
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b435841
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Un-democratic acts : : new departures for dialogues in society and schools /\ Charles Lowery, Anthony Walker, and Cornell Thomas
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1 online resource
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9789463007238
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: 9463007237
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9789463007214
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9789463007221
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Includes bibliographical references
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TABLE OF CONTENTS; 1. DISSONANCE, DIVERGENCE, AND DEMOCRACY: An Introduction; REFERENCES; 2. RACE TO DE-DEMOCRATIZATION: The Militarization, Commodification, and Hyper-Politicization of Education; UN-DEMOCRATIC ACTS AS DE-DEMOCRATIZATION; MILITARIZATION; COMMODIFICATION/MARKETIZATION; THE MILIEU OF MORAL UNCERTAINTY; THE MAZE AND THE RUBE GOLDBERG METAPHOR; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; 3. FROM REACTIVE TO PROACTIVE: Defining One's Own Identity; SETTING THE STAGE: FIVE BRIEF STORIES THAT HELP FRAME THE DISCUSSION; Discounting; Seeing the Other
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CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA -- JUNE 18, 2015
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WHAT ARE THE TENSIONS BETWEEN CURRICULUM THEORY AND PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES?WHAT ARE SOME OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS WE STUDY IN CURRICULUM?; WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG CURRICULAR PRACTICES, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND DEMOCRATIC PURPOSE?; WHAT IS IMPORTANT ABOUT CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION TO US?; WHERE WILL WE GO FROM HERE?; REFERENCES; 8. FOSTERING DEMOCRATIC PRACTICES IN THE CLASSROOM: An Ontological Model; PREPARING FOR MY JOURNEY IN ONTOLOGICAL INQUIRY; AT THE AIRPORT; ENGAGING IN THE COURSE; EDUCATORS DOING THE WORK; QUESTIONS; REFERENCES; REFLECTION; 9. THE FLAG; INTRODUCTION
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DEMOCRACY NEEDS DEMOCRATIC EDUCATIONSOCIAL JUSTICE; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; 7. (UN)DEMOCRATIC CURRICULUM FOR A DEMOCRATIC EDUCATIONAL WORLD; INTRODUCTION; WHAT IS CURRICULUM?; WHAT CONSTITUTES KNOWLEDGE IN CURRICULAR STUDIES?; HOW DO I KNOW WHICH KNOWLEDGE BASE TO FOLLOW?; WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ABOUT CURRICULUM THAT ARE NOT ASKED?; WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES OF CURRICULUM LEADERS?; WHAT PARADOX OF DELIVERY OF DISCIPLINES EXISTS IN K-12 CURRICULA IN THE US?; IN WHAT WAYS DO THE NATIONAL EMPHASIS ON COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS INFLUENCE AND REDEFINE THE CURRICULUM?
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5. AN UN-AMERICAN HORROR STORY: Reflections of a Writing Center CoordinatorHORROR IN THEIR STORY; STUDENT WRITING; STUDENT MENTORSHIP; CONTEMPLATION; CONCEPTUALIZATION; FINAL THOUGHTS: UNEQUAL OPPORTUNITY; REFERENCES; 6. DEMOCRACY DENIED: Public Education's Most Immoral Act; A DIRECT RELATION: DEMOCRACY AND EDUCATION; NO EDUCATION FOR DEMOCRATIC LIFE?; THE LOSS OF DEMOCRATIC LIFE; SOME EDUCATORS SEEK DEMOCRACY; PLACES OF DEMOCRATIC EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE; HIGHLANDER; FEDERAL HOCKING HIGH SCHOOL; CHANGING TO A DEMOCRATIC DIRECTION; PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS STEWARDS OF DEMOCRACY
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Who Am I? Who Are They? Who Are We? Drawing Myself to ConsciousnessSelf-Centeredness; Another Great Nephew Murdered; WHERE IS THE JOY? WHERE IS THE LIGHT?; RACE -- A LIE; Premise; RACISM AND EDUCATION; PARENTS -- EDUTAINMENT? PLEASE SAY NO!; THE POLITICS OF RACE: WHAT WE SAY OR WHAT WE MEAN, AND DO; UBUNTU: A WAY FORWARD; READING; PARENTS AND THE VILLAGE; REFERENCES; 4. GOOD INTENTIONS VS. INTENTIONAL ADVOCACY; INTRODUCTION; THE FRAMEWORK; CHURCH; SCHOOL; ANALYSES; INVISIBILITY; VISIBILITY; INTENTIONAL ADVOCACY; REFERENCES
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In Un-Democratic Acts: New Departures for Dialogues in Society and Schools, the focus is on ideals of democracy and democratic leadership to promote passionate debate, critical thinking, and change. Each chapter utilizes the unique voice and experiences of the author to tackle topics that are often taboo and/or politicized for ratings or votes but seldom for progress and change. Rather than continuing the circular course of back and forth arguments whose beginning and end points are the same, the authors utilize their voice to invoke change and focus on solutions. While each chapter takes on a life of its own, the collective work embodies the purpose and challenge that today's leadership faces from a variety of perspectives. Most importantly these concepts are intended to create dissonance and divergence, a moving away from the typical and usual ways of doing, to break down the status quo thinking that dominates the related fields of academia and schooling. Do we accept the status quo and work to find our niche within the system? Or, do we hold ourselves and others accountable to truly honor the founding principles of freedom and equality for all as professed in the United States Constitution? In Un-Democratic Acts: New Departures for Dialogues in Society and Schools, the editors create a space in which imagining the possibility of a democratic and just society where all individuals are truly respected and treated fairly is the American way
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Democracy-- United States.
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United States, Politics and government.
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320.973
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JK1726
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Lowery, Charles
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Thomas, Cornell,1955-
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Walker, Anthony
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Ohio Library and Information Network.
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