{"product_id":"critical-issues-in-education","title":"Critical Issues in Education","description":"Eugene Provenzo, a nationally recognized scholar in the social and cultural foundations of education, has edited this collection of significant readings relevant to western traditions of education. Focusing on modern and postmodern ideas, \u003cstrong\u003eCritical Issues in Education: An Anthology of Readings\u003c\/strong\u003e includes selections from scholars of education ranging from John Dewey and William James to important contemporary writers such as bell hooks, Sonia Nieto, and Henry Giroux.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKey Features: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvides strong introductory materials:\u003c\/strong\u003e The editor has developed this as a course text and therefore provides original contributions to contextualize and shape the selections into a meaningful whole. He offers commentary and analysis throughout in the form of original essays, head notes, and questions that help students engage with the anthologized readings. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFollows a comprehensive development of themes: \u003c\/strong\u003eA compilation of many of the most significant readings about education in the west, the book is organized into seven thematic units—The Aims of Education; Society and Education; Compulsory Education and the Transmission of Culture; Sexuality and Education; Race; Multiculturalism, and Education; Social Class and Education; and Technology and Education. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStimulates critical thinking:\u003c\/strong\u003e The editor includes readings that are important, provocative, and inherently interesting, and that encourage readers to critically reflect on the meaning of education and schooling in American culture. In addition, discussion questions for each of the eight thematic units facilitate classroom discussion.   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntended Audience: This is an ideal supplementary text for undergraduate and graduate courses on the foundations of education such as Foundations of Education; Historical Foundations of Education; Philosophical Foundations of Education; and Issues in Education. It will also be a welcome addition to individual scholars′ bookshelves.    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54248336490840,"sku":"9781412904773","price":137.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781412904773.jpg?v=1777816854","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/critical-issues-in-education","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}