Overview

As hate crimes and violence continue to hurt the innocent, our society has looked little beyond retribution and punishment for the perpetrators. This book breaks new ground by looking at the ways in which educators and school boards can work to develop transformational agency for those students most at risk. By developing alternative schools that foster strong relationships through supportive communities, disaffected youth can find hope and trust within themselves as they continue their educational and social development. Undergirded with critical and border pedagogy, alternative schools effectively build transformative agency within their students by genuinely caring about their success.

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Author:   Greg S. Goodman
Publisher:   Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Imprint:   Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Volume:   v. 186
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 59.70cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.250kg
ISBN:  

9780820452807

ISBN 10:   0820452807
Pages:   156
Publication Date:   09 February 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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This new work by Greg S. Goodman is a testament to the courage, resilience, and creativity of youth who have been sacrificed at the altar of capitalist education. Goodman movingly reaffirms the central imperative of critical pedagogy - that it must be a pedagogy of love tempered in the crucible of critical consciousness. (Peter McLaren, Graduate School of Education, University of California, Los Angeles); Greg S. Goodman has written a passionate, personal, and well-researched book examining the experiences of disaffected youth. Hate and violence are portrayed with shocking honesty as these young people reveal their struggle to find meaning through connections with critical educators. (W. Dwight Webb, Department of Counselor Education, University of New Hampshire); Every teacher should read this book. For those in teacher preparation programs, it is an invitation to channel their idealism into an investment in those (students) from the borders. For experienced teachers, there is insight that complements their experiences. (Doug Minnis, University of California, Davis)

Author Information

The Author: Greg S. Goodman works as a school psychologist in Clovis, California, and he teaches in the Graduate School of Counseling and Special Education at California State University, Fresno. He received his doctorate from the University of California's Joint Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership. His most recent works include Alternatives in Education (Peter Lang, 1999) and A Walker's Companion, a trail guide to the Central Sierra.

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