Culture and Power in the Classroom: Educational Foundations for the Schooling of Bicultural Students

The second edition of Culture and Power in the Classroomcould not have come at a better time. Enormously significant for many teachers and community activists since it was first published, the book has changed how they view and how they do education, as we can see from the personal essays by teachers, professors, and community activists at the conclusion of this new edition…..Unlike other texts that discuss educational failure as if it were context-free, the book provided a historical context for understanding underachievement in our nation. Thoroughly revised to include the new thinking on diversity and learning, the book now also includes a new chapter on assessment and the brain as well as thought-provoking and inspired reflections from teachers, parents, and community activists. This second edition has been a massive undertaking, one that will be welcomed by previous and new readers alike.

Antonia Darder holds the Leavey Presidential Endowed Chair in Ethical and Moral Leadership at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, and is internationally recognized for her contributions to critical pedagogy and contemporary theories of racism, social class, and schooling. She is the author of numerous books, including Reinventing Paulo Freire: A Pedagogy of Love.