The Seduction of Common Sense: How the Right Has Framed the Debate on America's Schools - Couverture souple

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Kumashiro, Kevin K.

 
9780807748688: The Seduction of Common Sense: How the Right Has Framed the Debate on America's Schools
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ISBN 10 : 0807748684 ISBN 13 : 9780807748688
Editeur : Teachers' College Press, 2008

Synopsis

Just in time for the 2008 elections, The Seduction of Common Sense offers a powerful examination of current education policy initiatives as framed by the rhetoric of the political Right and the political Left. Critical of both sides, Kumashiro first provides a searching look at the Right and shows why it has succeeded so well in winning the debate about the purposes and possibilities of education. Here he brilliantly illuminates how the Right uses particular “frames”—appeals to conservative notions of the traditional family, free enterprise, goodness, and fear—to shape the public’s common sense ideas about schooling and build support for its attacks on public education and social justice reforms. Turning then to the Left he shows how it has failed to win support for its initiatives and goals, especially regarding racial disparities in schools. More importantly, he argues that the Left must “reframe” common sense about education to embrace a commitment to human rights, a belief in equality, and a quality education for all of our children. This is must-reading for anyone concerned about the future of public education, especially right now. Book features: In-depth analysis of specific “frames” the Right is using, successfully, to influence the general public on education’s hot topics. An examination of how the Christian Right is institutionalizing anti-LGBTQ bias by appropriating frames from the Left. A look at how the rhetoric of the Left has failed to achieve its goals, especially regarding racial disparities in schools. Suggestions for how the Left can “reframe” important education initiatives in time for the 2008 presidential election.

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À propos de l?auteur

Kevin K. Kumashiro is an associate professor of policy studies at the University of Illinois-Chicago, College of Education, and the founding director of the Center for Anti-Oppressive Education.

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Éditeur
Teachers' College Press
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0807748684
ISBN 13 
9780807748688
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
128
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780807748695: The Seduction of Common Sense: How the Right Has Framed the Debate on America's Schools

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ISBN 10 :  0807748692 ISBN 13 :  9780807748695
Editeur : Teachers' College Press, 2008
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