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OverviewEdmund Sullivan describes the working of his book as an elaboration of its title Critical Psychology and Pedagogy: Interpretation of the Personal World. Sullivan thoroughly develops his meaning of critical psychology and demonstrates its relationship to the personal world. His bottom line: psychology is extraordinarily relevant to the current working of society, playing an important role in the organization and maintenance of its institutions. Developing this critical pedagogy for the interpretation of the personal world, Sullivan completes his work with concrete examples of how critical psychology addresses applied problems. While his examples come from his own background in education, this pedagogy can be applied productively to the psychological discourse of any area or discipline. Critical Psychology and Pedagogy holds the individual and society in dynamic tension. In his first three chapters Sullivan critiques the notion of individualism, abandons it, and develops the concept of the `personal'. Embarking on an interdisciplinary venture, he broadens psychological discourse to deal with the personal world as it is linked to society and systematically examines the issues of power dynamics. Theory becomes moments of reflection in action. Finally, he proposes a radical orientation in which emancipatory interest in human freedom (is) based on the intentional action of persons. He completes his study by applying his pedagogy to concrete examples. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Edmund V. Sullivan , Henry A. Giroux , Paulo FreirePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.510kg ISBN: 9780897892131ISBN 10: 0897892135 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 23 April 1990 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsMetaphors of Understanding: A Critical Introduction Human Expression: A Relational Act The Personal World: A Relational Event, a Cultural Reality Personal World, Cultural Forms, and the Structures of Class, Gender, Ethnicity, and Age Interpretation Critical Interpretation Adequacy of Interpretation Critical Pedagogy: Selected Examples Appendix Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationEDMUND V. SULLIVAN is Professor of Applied Psychology and Community Development at The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. He has written extensively on the subjects of educational psychology and child development and is co-author with Thomas Berry of Educational Essays on Creative Planetary Survival. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |