| Author |
Title |
Publishing
Information |
Abstract |
Arnold,
R. Burke, B. James, C. Martin, D.
Thomas, B. |
Educating
for a Change |
Doris
Marshall Institute for Education and Action, Toronto, Ontario, 1991 |
This
book describes the tools for transforming power relations and applying
the principles of democratic practice to change efforts as well as daily
work. Running through the book are two important threads: education must
empower all people to act for change, 2) education must be based on democratic
practice; creating the conditions for full and equal participation in
discussion, debate and decision making. It is a facilitator’s and
organizer’s manual for improving educational work. It is filled with
examples of participatory, democratic activities, and those activities
are embedded in a theoretical framework. |
| Christensen,
L. |
Reading,
Writing, and Rising Up: Teaching About Social Justice and the Written
Word |
Milwaukee,
WI: Rethinking Schools, 2000 |
This
book presents examples of thematic units that address issues of equity
while promoting literacy development. It is written for a high school
context, but is relevant for adult education as well. |
| Freire,
Paulo |
Pedagogy
of the Oppressed: 30th Anniversary edition |
Continuum
Pub Group, New York, NY, 2000
www.continuum-books.com
Also, try half.com or bookfinder.com for used copies.
|
The
work of this Brazilian thinker has formed the foundation for generations
of practitioners who feel that learners must be allowed share control
over educational content and methods and that one of the primary outcomes
of education should be social awareness and personal empowerment. |
| Friere,
P. |
Education
for Critical Consciousness |
New York,
Continuum Pub Group, 2000
www.continuum-books.com
|
The
work of this Brazilian thinker has formed the foundation for generations
of practitioners who feel that learners must be allowed shared control
over educational content and methods and that one of the primary outcomes
of educaiton should be social awareness and personal empowerment. |
Genzel,
R.B.
Cummings, M.G. |
Culturally
Speaking: A Conversaton & Culture Tex |
Boston:
Heinle & Heinle |
A
conversation textbook that focuses on the importance that cultural elements
play in communication. Developed for use with intermediate and advanced
ESOL learners. Guides them in making and sharing cross-cultural comparisons
and practice conversations in realistic, everyday situations as they learn
about American customs and culture. Contains Quick Customs Quizzes and
Let's Share exercises. |
| Nash,
A. |
Civic
Participation and Community Action Sourceboo: A Resource for Adult Educators |
Boston,
New England Literacy Resource Center, 1999
View excerpts,
order from:
http://hub1.worlded.org/docs/
vera/index.htm
|
One
of the primary purposes, historically, of adult education has been to
prepare people for participation in a democracy. The writers of the Civic
Participation and Community Action Sourcebook believe that today the need
for community action and civic participation is just as great. The sourcebook
deals with many issues around this topic including more direct forms of
participation such as community education, advocacy, and organizing. The
Sourcebook, which was written for adult educators, includes narrative
accounts and skill-building activities that are organized by the following
categories: Finding Connections to Communities and Issues Holding Decision-Makers
Accountable Building Community by Helping Others Expressing Ourselves
and Educating Others, and Organizing for Change. It is a very useful resource
on its own but also has an online component at http://www.nelrc.org/cpcc/index.htm
where you can find related activities developed by teachers on these topics
as well as related web links. |
| Website |
Street
Law |
www.streetlaw.org |
Street
Law is practical, participatory education about law, democracy and human
rights. Through its philosophy and programs, Street Law empowers people
to transform democratic ideals into citizen action. There is information
on their website about the materials they have published and the training
they do. This includes materials on how to help learners use critical
thinking skills in the context of law and civic participation. Some lessons
included are mock trials, jigsaw activities on supreme court decisions
which allow students to "be the Supreme Court Justice" etc.
|
| Website |
The
Right Question Project |
www.rightquestion.org
|
From
their website "The Right Question Project, Inc. (RQP), a nonprofit
organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, is simultaneously
offering an effective, easy-to-use educational strategy and a clear vision
of how to build a more democratic society." Their techniques teach
people how to formulate their own questions and focus on how decisions
are made in order to advocate for themselves and others.
|
| Zinn,
Howard |
A
people's history of the United States |
NY:
Harper Perennial, 1990 |
"...A
moving history of the american people from the point of view of those
who have been exploited politically and economically and whose plight
has been largely omitted from most histories. |
| ZIP |
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