Synopses & Reviews
At a time when popularizers of cultural literacy are prescribing a cultural canon for the purpose of prying open the `closed minds' of American youth . . . Literacy provides an articulate and courageous response.
Harvard Educational Review
Every chapter . . . asks teachers to thing again about how they teach, what they want for their pupils, and how to get on with it. Times Educational Supplement
[This] book directs our attention to literacy in its broadest sense so that we can better evaluate the shortcomings of our work as educators at all levels of learning. Contemporary Sociology
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[This] book directs our attention to literacy in its broadest sense so that we can better evaluate the shortcomings of our work as educators at all levels of learning.Contemporary Sociology
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Every chapter . . . asks teachers to think again about how they teach, what they want for their pupils and how to get on with it.The Times Educational Supplement
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At a time when popularizers of cultural literacy are prescribing a cultural canon for the purpose of prying open the `closed minds' of American youth. . . . Literacy provides an articulate and courageous response.Harvard Educational Review
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Freire and Macedo's work cannot be ignored by the student of educational change in contemporary society. It should be consulted by anyone who believes in using education as a vehicle of social change.Small Press Book Review