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050			_aLB 1570 _b.Au93 2012
100			_aAu, Wayne
245			_aCritical curriculum studies : _beducation, consciousness, and the politics of knowing / _cWayne Au.
250			_aCritical social thought.
260			_aNew York, United States : _bRoutledge, _c2012.
300			_axvi, 123 p. : _c24 cm.
500			_aIncludes index
520			_a"Critical Curriculum Studies" brings together curriculum theory, critical educational studies, and feminist standpoint theory with practical examples of teaching for social justice to argue for a transformative curriculum that challenges existing inequity in social, educational, and economic relations. Making use of the work of important scholars such as Freire, Vygotsky, Hartsock, Harding, and others, "Critical Curriculum Studies", argues that we must understand the relationship between the curriculum and the types of consciousness we carry out into the world"-- Provided by publisher. "Critical Curriculum Studies: Education, Consciousness, and the Politics of Knowing offers a novel framework for thinking about how curriculum relates to students' understanding of the world around them. Wayne Au brings together curriculum theory, critical educational studies, and feminist standpoint theory with practical examples of teaching for social justice to argue for a transformative curriculum that challenges existing inequity in social, educational, and economic relations. Making use of the work of important scholars such as Freire, Vygotsky, Hartsock, Harding, and others, Critical Curriculum Studies, argues that we must understand the relationship between the curriculum and the types of consciousness we carry out into the world"-- Provided by publisher.
521			_aEDU
541			_eC15756
650			_aEducation _xCurricula _xSocial aspects _xUnited States
650			_aTransformative learning _xCurricula _xUnited States
650			_aCritical pedagogy _xUnited States
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