Burning Issues Foundations of Education

Intended to situate self-examination and issues-based learning in reality in a professional context in which teachers and students work to shape practices and identities.

Karyn Cooper is an assistant professor in teacher education, literacy, language, and culture at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto.

Foreword

vii

Preface

ix

Acknowledgments

xix

Introduction

xxi

Part I Beginning with Ourselves

1

(46)

1 The Classroom Community: "To Feel Safe"

3

(16)

2 Philosophical Frameworks: Toward a Critical Framework of Inquiry

19

(18)

3 Details, Essential Matters, and Voice: The "Good" Teacher

37

(10)

Part II Students' and Teachers' Voices

47

(106)

4 Bullying in the Elementary School

55

(20)

5 Homophobia and Diverse Sexual Orientation

75

(16)

6 Sexism and Feminist Issues in Teaching: Unpacking Inequity

91

(20)

7 Diversity and Social Stratification

111

(24)

8 Anti-Discrimination Education

135

(18)

Part III Toward a Pedagogy of Hope and School Change

153

(10)

9 Equity: Beyond Difference and Diversity

155

(8)

Index

163

(6)

About the Authors

169

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