A must read for all working with children and families!

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	• Culture and Power in the Classroom: A Critical Foundation for Bicultural Education (Critical Studies in ... Antonia Darder Bergin & Garvey, 1991 - 192 pages average customer review:based on 1 review view larger image
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A must read for all working with children and families!

Although the book is a little hard to get into, once a few pages have been read it is hard to put down. The author's straight forward approach to the recognition and implementation of the theories of Freire, Giroux, and others is usefull to any teacher, counselor, and caregiver to children in American society. The last chapter is the author's reflection of her own experience implamenting a Bicultural Education graduate program at Pacific Oaks College and serves as a critical analysis of her own process. With the growing number of bicultural individuals in our schools, this book is a must read to better understand their experience and re-think our classrooms and educational institutions.

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In this work, Antonia Darder draws upon the writings of Brazilian philosopher Paulo Freire and American theorist Henry Giroux to provide a detailed look at the education of subordinate cultural groups in the United States, and the impact of dominant cultural forces on the lives of students from disenfranchised communities. Darder confronts the cultural values and practices that serve to marginalize black, Latino, Asian, and other bicultural students, and offers a set of theoretical principles from which to develop a critical practice of bicultural education. By expanding the dialogue with respect to bicultural education, Darder provides classroom teachers with a critical theoretical perspective by which they can evaluate their current practices with bicultural students. The book introduces the principles of a culturally democratic vision of schooling that both challenges the pluralistic notions of multicultural approaches, and also represents something of a political project, dedicated to securing the societal participation of communities and groups that historically have been excluded from the mainstream of American life. The work concludes with a practical study of bicultural education. This unique work will be an important resource for teachers, education students, and educational researchers, as well as a valuable addition to college and university libraries.

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