Overview
We are not “scared” of educators but do understand the fear that many may and do feel, and why some people may believe that “education” has a disproportionately negative effect on them and those close to them. With so much wealth, technological prowess, innovation, and economic development, why do we still have marginalization, social inequalities, conflict, mass incarceration and generational poverty? The connection to democracy, Education for Democracy (EfD) and social justice is, for Carr and Thésée, clear, and this volume interweaves a narrative within these themes based on a Freirian theoretical backdrop. Aiming to deconstruct, re-imagine and plan for a more meaningful, vibrant, social-just-based democracy that problematizes the normative, representative, hegemonic democracy in place that holds sway over formal relations, institutions, processes and education is a central preoccupation for the authors. This book presents a vision for transformative education and EfD, seeking to cultivate, stimulate and support political and media literacy, critical engagement and a re-conceptualization of what education is, and, importantly, how it can address entrenched, systemic and institutional problems that plague society. Based on over a decade of empirical research in a range of contexts and jurisdictions, the authors strive to link teaching and learning with agency, solidarity, action and transformative change within the conceptual framework of a critically-engaged EfD.
Full Product Details
Author: Paul R. Carr ,
Gina Thésée
Publisher: Myers Education Press
Imprint: Myers Education Press
Weight: 0.633kg
ISBN: 9781975501426
ISBN 10: 197550142
Pages: 325
Publication Date: 30 March 2019
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Democracy and education are commonly used in public discourse. Yet these two grand words are often regrettably misunderstood. Paul and Gina's timely book offers fresh and critical perspectives on democracy and education and what they can become, particularly for those who have been historically oppressed. Educators, policymakers, researchers, and avid readers genuinely interested in knowing or at least imagining what education for all might look like in a democratic society should not miss this amazing empirical work! --Pierre W. Orelus, Fairfield University Generation after generation has amassed piles of knowledge and written piles of books, cries a teacher in Bertolt Brecht's play The Mother (1931). And never have we seen such confusion, he continues. How apt are these words, written almost a century ago, and how timely the topic of Professor Paul R. Carr and Professor Gina Thesee's book on democracy and its links to education. We desperately need to find the roots for democracy and democratic education anew, and that's exactly what the authors are looking for. --Juha Suoranta, Tampere University In their book It's not Education that Scares me, it's the Educators... Is There Still Hope for Democracy in Education, and Education for Democracy?, Paul R. Carr & Gina Thesee investigate and analyze the possibilities and hopes for a global transformative and democratic education. Any important transformative education must... (read more)--William M. Reynolds, Georgia Southern University With our fragile democracy under siege, fake news obfuscating truth at every turn, and a newly invigorated White supremacy on brazen display, this book--more than ever--is required reading. A critically engaged and participatory democracy is our only hope for resistance, resilience, and, ultimately, justice. By interrogating... (read more)--Marc Spooner, University of Regina Against all odds, Carr & Thesee have created a book that offers hope for the potential of democracy in education. Exhibiting a rare balance of critical scholarship, possibility, and readability, they show how teachers are responsible for the kind of transformative education required for authentic democracy and compassionate global citizenship. In re-imagining how... (read more)--Four Arrows (Don Trent Jacobs), Fielding Graduate University Carr and Thesee's combined talents and life forces pierce our consciousness and awaken our democratic barometers with provocative questions and evoke an urgency to conduct a democratic audit and action plan. During these troubled times, as democracy seemingly... (read more)--Suzanne SooHoo, Chapman University
Democracy and education are commonly used in public discourse. Yet these two grand words are often regrettably misunderstood. Paul and Gina's timely book offers fresh and critical perspectives on democracy and education and what they can become, particularly for those who have been historically oppressed. Educators, policymakers, researchers, and avid readers genuinely interested in knowing or at least imagining what education for all might look like in a democratic society should not miss this amazing empirical work!--Pierre W. Orelus, Fairfield University Generation after generation has amassed piles of knowledge and written piles of books, cries a teacher in Bertolt Brecht's play The Mother (1931). And never have we seen such confusion, he continues. How apt are these words, written almost a century ago, and how timely the topic of Professor Paul R. Carr and Professor Gina Th s e's book on democracy and its links to education. We desperately need to find the roots for democracy and democratic education anew, and that's exactly what the authors are looking for.--Juha Suoranta, Tampere University With our fragile democracy under siege, fake news obfuscating truth at every turn, and a newly invigorated White supremacy on brazen display, this book--more than ever--is required reading. A critically engaged and participatory democracy is our only hope for resistance, resilience, and, ultimately, justice. By interrogating (read more)--Marc Spooner, University of Regina Against all odds, Carr & Th s e have created a book that offers hope for the potential of democracy in education. Exhibiting a rare balance of critical scholarship, possibility, and readability, they show how teachers are responsible for the kind of transformative education required for authentic democracy and compassionate global citizenship. In re-imagining how (read more)--Four Arrows (Don Trent Jacobs), Fielding Graduate University In their book It's not Education that Scares me, it's the Educators... Is There Still Hope for Democracy in Education, and Education for Democracy?, Paul R. Carr & Gina Th s e investigate and analyze the possibilities and hopes for a global transformative and democratic education. Any important transformative education must (read more)--William M. Reynolds, Georgia Southern University Carr and Th s e's combined talents and life forces pierce our consciousness and awaken our democratic barometers with provocative questions and evoke an urgency to conduct a democratic audit and action plan. During these troubled times, as democracy seemingly (read more)--Suzanne SooHoo, Chapman University
Democracy and education are commonly used in public discourse. Yet these two grand words are often regrettably misunderstood. Paul and Gina's timely book offers fresh and critical perspectives on democracy and education and what they can become, particularly for those who have been historically oppressed. Educators, policymakers, researchers, and avid readers genuinely interested in knowing or at least imagining what education for all might look like in a democratic society should not miss this amazing empirical work!--Pierre W. Orelus, Fairfield University Generation after generation has amassed piles of knowledge and written piles of books, cries a teacher in Bertolt Brecht's play The Mother (1931). And never have we seen such confusion, he continues. How apt are these words, written almost a century ago, and how timely the topic of Professor Paul R. Carr and Professor Gina Thesee's book on democracy and its links to education. We desperately need to find the roots for democracy and democratic education anew, and that's exactly what the authors are looking for.--Juha Suoranta, Tampere University With our fragile democracy under siege, fake news obfuscating truth at every turn, and a newly invigorated White supremacy on brazen display, this book--more than ever--is required reading. A critically engaged and participatory democracy is our only hope for resistance, resilience, and, ultimately, justice. By interrogating (read more)--Marc Spooner, University of Regina Against all odds, Carr & Thesee have created a book that offers hope for the potential of democracy in education. Exhibiting a rare balance of critical scholarship, possibility, and readability, they show how teachers are responsible for the kind of transformative education required for authentic democracy and compassionate global citizenship. In re-imagining how (read more)--Four Arrows (Don Trent Jacobs), Fielding Graduate University In their book It's not Education that Scares me, it's the Educators... Is There Still Hope for Democracy in Education, and Education for Democracy?, Paul R. Carr & Gina Thesee investigate and analyze the possibilities and hopes for a global transformative and democratic education. Any important transformative education must (read more)--William M. Reynolds, Georgia Southern University Carr and Thesee's combined talents and life forces pierce our consciousness and awaken our democratic barometers with provocative questions and evoke an urgency to conduct a democratic audit and action plan. During these troubled times, as democracy seemingly (read more)--Suzanne SooHoo, Chapman University
Democracy and education are commonly used in public discourse. Yet these two grand words are often regrettably misunderstood. Paul and Gina's timely book offers fresh and critical perspectives on democracy and education and what they can become, particularly for those who have been historically oppressed. Educators, policymakers, researchers, and avid readers genuinely interested in knowing or at least imagining what education for all might look like in a democratic society should not miss this amazing empirical work! --Pierre W. Orelus, Fairfield University Generation after generation has amassed piles of knowledge and written piles of books, cries a teacher in Bertolt Brecht's play The Mother (1931). And never have we seen such confusion, he continues. How apt are these words, written almost a century ago, and how timely the topic of Professor Paul R. Carr and Professor Gina Thesee's book on democracy and its links to education. We desperately need to find the roots for democracy and democratic education anew, and that's exactly what the authors are looking for. --Juha Suoranta, Tampere University In their book It's not Education that Scares me, it's the Educators... Is There Still Hope for Democracy in Education, and Education for Democracy?, Paul R. Carr & Gina Thesee investigate and analyze the possibilities and hopes for a global transformative and democratic education. Any important transformative education must... (read more)--William M. Reynolds, Georgia Southern University Carr and Thesee's combined talents and life forces pierce our consciousness and awaken our democratic barometers with provocative questions and evoke an urgency to conduct a democratic audit and action plan. During these troubled times, as democracy seemingly... (read more)--Suzanne SooHoo, Chapman University With our fragile democracy under siege, fake news obfuscating truth at every turn, and a newly invigorated White supremacy on brazen display, this book--more than ever--is required reading. A critically engaged and participatory democracy is our only hope for resistance, resilience, and, ultimately, justice. By interrogating... (read more)--Marc Spooner, University of Regina Against all odds, Carr & Thesee have created a book that offers hope for the potential of democracy in education. Exhibiting a rare balance of critical scholarship, possibility, and readability, they show how teachers are responsible for the kind of transformative education required for authentic democracy and compassionate global citizenship. In re-imagining how... (read more)--Four Arrows (Don Trent Jacobs), Fielding Graduate University
Author Information
Paul R. Carr is a Full Professor in the Department of Education at the Université du Québec en Outaouais and the Chair-holder of the UNESCO Chair in Democracy, Global Citizenship and Transformative Education (DCMÉT). He is the co-editor of seventeen books, the author of the Does Your Vote Count?: Democracy and Critical Pedagogy (New York: Peter Lang), published in 2011, and a number of articles, book chapters and other publications in English, French and Spanish. Gina Thésée is Full Professor in the Department of Teacher Education, Faculty of Education, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), and is Co-Chair of the UNESCO Chair in Democracy, Global Citizenship and Transformative Education (DCMÉT). She is the past Director of the Bachelor in Secondary Education program, and recently completed a six-year term as a member of the Committee for Accreditation of Teacher Education Programs (CAPFE), an advisory committee to the Quebec Ministry of Education in Quebec. She is also a researcher in the Research Center for Environmental and Eco-citizenship Education (Centr’ERE) as well as an associate member of the Institute of Sciences, Technologies and Advanced Studies in Haiti (ISTEAH).
