The Intersections of Critical Pedagogy, Critical Literacy, and Social Justice

Katharine Covino; Cara Mulcahy

doi:10.5771/9781666946352

Summary

Critical literacy research has highlighted the complexities associated with integrating critical literacy theory with classroom practice, recognizing the intersection between critical literacy and culturally sustaining pedagogies, and the resistance faced by educators as they create spaces for courageous conversations, critical engagement with text, and progressive text creation. Although the complexities of moving from theory to practice are more understood than they previously were, how educators navigate the inherent tensions of fostering and sustaining a critical practice is less clear.

This volume defines ‘educator’ as a PreK-12 classroom teacher, or as a teacher educator whose work is predominantly associated with university-based teacher education. Their roles and responsibilities are diverse. Through an unpacking of the curricula, courses, programs, and professional learning spaces in which educators operate, this edited volume seeks to answer these questions:

How do educators develop a critical practice of their own?
How do educators navigate areas of resistance?
How do educators sustain their practice in the face of resistance?
How do educators address concerns of parents, colleagues, administrators, and stakeholders ?
How do educators link social justice issues to critical literacy/critical pedagogy?

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Copyright year: 2024
ISBN-Print: 978-1-66694-634-5
ISBN-Online: 978-1-6669-4635-2
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 142
Product type: Edited Book

1. Contents No access
2. Acknowledgments No access
3. Foreword No access
1. Social Justice in the Classroom No access
2. Centering Critical Engagement, Multimodal Learning, and Compassion through Language and Literacy No access
3. Defining and Developing Justice-Centered Educators No access
1. (Up)Lifting as We Climb No access
2. Classroom Curriculum, Critical Texts, and Cries for Censorship No access
3. Critique, Hope, Action No access
1. Advocating for a More Just World through a Critical Literacy Unit No access
2. Leading Through Our Own Learning No access
3. They’re Not Too Young No access
Index No access Pages 131 - 138
About the Contributors No access Pages 139 - 142