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Anti-Oppressive Education in "Elite" Schools: Promising Practices and Cautionary Tales From the Field
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This collection of groundbreaking essays brings together a diverse group of experts who are researching, theorizing, and enacting anti-oppressive education in “elite” schooling environments―that is, schools imbued with wealth and whiteness. This volume explores how those who are in a position of power can be educated to take active steps that reduce and disrupt oppression. Each essayist, writing with practitioners in mind, responds to one of four guiding questions from their unique point of view as an educator, student, or researcher: Why does this work matter? What is needed to start and sustain it? What does it look like in practice? What are the common pitfalls and how can they be avoided? Readers are encouraged to mull over various perspectives and experiences to find answers that fit their own contexts. This important book addresses the need to educate for social justice within economically privileged settings where power can be leveraged and repurposed for the benefit of a diverse society.
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- Identifies ethical and effective pedagogical and curricular approaches to use with students in “elite” school settings.
- Examines what it means to work or learn in “elite” educational spaces for those who hold nondominant identities.
- Explores the special obligations and responsibilities these schools require furthering justice.
- Looks at how teachers can navigate the unique challenges that arise, the conditions needed to support them, and what counts as success for anti-oppressive education in “elite” schools.
- ISBN-100807765899
- ISBN-13978-0807765890
- PublisherTeachers College Press
- Publication dateOctober 8, 2021
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions6.1 x 0.7 x 9 inches
- Print length264 pages
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“I’d like to thank Katy Swalwell, Daniel Spikes, and the contributors to Anti-Oppressive Education in 'Elite' Schools for their humility, wisdom, and truth-telling. I am a better educator for having read it. I aspire to the book’s integrity.”
―From the Afterword by Paul C. Gorski, founder of EdChange
About the Author
Katy Swalwell is a former classroom teacher and professor who currently serves as lead equity specialist with the Equity Literacy Institute. Daniel Spikes is an academic and K-12 educator. Together, they cofacilitate sustained professional development nationwide on critical consciousness and the instructional, curricular, and systemic changes needed to work toward equity and justice in education.
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- Publisher : Teachers College Press (October 8, 2021)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 264 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0807765899
- ISBN-13 : 978-0807765890
- Item Weight : 13 ounces
- Dimensions : 6.1 x 0.7 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,625,002 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #599 in Social Studies Teaching Materials
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Katy Swalwell, Ph.D. is a national expert in anti-oppressive K-12 education. A former classroom teacher and professor with over two decades of experience as an educator, she is the author of "Educating Activist Allies: Social Justice Pedagogy with the Suburban and Urban Elite," "Social Studies for A Better World: An Anti-Oppressive Guide for Elementary Educators" with Noreen Naseem Rodríguez, and "Anti-Oppressive Education in 'Elite' Schools: Promising Practices and Cautionary Tales from the Field" edited with Daniel Spikes. As a full-time consultant, Katy is available for professional development, coaching, and curriculum development. For more, visit www.katyswalwell.com.
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