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The SAGE Handbook of Critical Pedagogies(1st Edition)
by Shirley R. Steinberg, Barry Down
Hardcover, 1,537 Pages, Published 2019 by Sage Publications Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-1-5264-1148-8, ISBN: 1-5264-1148-2

"This extensive Handbook will bring together different aspects of critical pedagogy with the aim of opening up a clear international conversation on the subject, as well as pushing the boundaries of current understanding by extending the notion of a pedagogy to multiple pedagogies and perspectives. Bringing together a group of contributing authors from around the globe, the chapters will provide a unique approach and insight to the disci ..."






Doing Critical Educational Research(2nd Edition)
A Conversation with the Research of John Smyth (Teaching Contemporary Scholars)
by John Smyth, Robert Hattam, Barry Down, Peter Mcinerney
Hardcover, 194 Pages, Published 2014 by Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-1-4331-2318-4, ISBN: 1-4331-2318-5

"John Smyth's remarkable body of writing, research and scholarship has spanned four decades, and the urgency of our times makes it imperative to look in some depth at the breadth of his research and its trajectory, in order to see how we can connect, extend, build and enrich our understandings from it. Possibly the single most unique aspect to Smyth's version of critical research is his passion for living and 'doing' what it means to be ..."






Doing Critical Educational Research(Updated)
A Conversation with the Research of John Smyth (Teaching Contemporary Scholars) (English and English Edition)
by John Smyth, Barry Down, Peter Mcinerney, Robert Hattam
Paperback, 200 Pages, Published 2014 by Peter Lang Pub Inc
ISBN-13: 978-1-4331-2317-7, ISBN: 1-4331-2317-7

"John Smyth’s remarkable body of writing, research and scholarship has spanned four decades, and the urgency of our times makes it imperative to look in some depth at the breadth of his research and its trajectory, in order to see how we can connect, extend, build and enrich our understandings from it. Possibly the single most unique aspect to Smyth’s version of critical research is his passion for living and ‘doing’ what it means to be ..."






'Hanging in with Kids' in Tough Times(1st Edition)
Engagement in Contexts of Educational Disadvantage in the Relational School (Adolescent Cultures, School, and Society)
by Sir John Smyth, Barry Down, Peter Mcinerney, Peter Mclnerney, Peter Macinerney
Paperback, 257 Pages, Published 2010 by Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-1-4331-0673-6, ISBN: 1-4331-0673-6

"This book brings a unique, innovative and refreshing perspective to one of the most protracted issues affecting young lives – disengagement from schooling. Rather than continuing to blame young people, as most educational policies do, this book examines disengagement from the vantage point of the lives, experiences, interests and aspirations of the communities from which young people come, and within which they are embedded. It uses a n ..."






Critically Engaged Learning(1st Edition)
Connecting to Young Lives (Adolescent Cultures, School, and Society)
by John Smyth, Barry Down, Peter Mcinerney, Lawrence B. Angus
Paperback, 205 Pages, Published 2008 by Peter Lang Publishing Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-1-4331-0155-7, ISBN: 1-4331-0155-6

"This book - the finale in a trilogy by the authors - traces the way in which a number of disadvantaged schools and communities were able to move beyond deficit, victim-blaming and pathologizing approaches and access resources of trust, relationships, connectedness and hope. It describes how these Australian schools and communities were able to benefit from working with ‘street-level’ bureaucrats who had reinvented themselves around noti ..."






Promoting Early Career Teacher Resilience(1st Edition)
A socio-cultural and critical guide to action (Teacher Quality and School Development)
by Bruce Johnson, Barry Down, Rosie Le Cornu, Judy Peters, Anna Sullivan, Jane Pearce, Janet Hunter
Paperback, 164 Pages, Published 2015 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-81738-8, ISBN: 1-138-81738-4

"In Promoting Early Career Teacher Resilience the stories of 60 graduate teachers are documented as they grapple with some of the most persistent and protracted personal and professional struggles facing teachers today. Narratives emerge detailing feelings of frustration, disillusionment and even outrage as they struggle with the complexity, intensity and immediacy of life in schools. Other stories also surface to show exhilarating exper ..."






The SAGE Handbook of Critical Pedagogies
by Shirley R. Steinberg, Barry Down
1,752 Pages, Published 2020 by Sage
ISBN-13: 978-1-5264-8647-9, ISBN: 1-5264-8647-4

"... minor request by representatives Andrea Lederer, Ulla Jalpke and other representatives of the PDS]. Ehmke, T., Hohensee, F., Heidemeyer, H., & Prenzel, M. (2004). Familiäre Lebensverhältnisse, Bildungsbeteiligung und Kompetenzerwerb ..."






Teacher Quality and School Development Ser.
Promoting Early Career Teacher Resilience : A Socio-Cultural and Critical Guide to Action
by Bruce Johnson, Barry Down, Rosie Le Cornu, Judy Peters, Anna Sullivan, Jane Pearce, Janet Hunter
Digital, 162 Pages, Published 2015 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-317-59582-3, ISBN: 1-317-59582-3

"In Promoting Early Career Teacher Resilience the stories of 60 graduate teachers are documented as they grapple with some of the most persistent and protracted personal and professional struggles facing teachers today. Narratives emerge detailing feelings of frustration, disillusionment and even outrage as they struggle with the complexity, intensity and immediacy of life in schools. Other stories also surface to show exhilarating exper ..."






Teacher Quality and School Development Ser.
Promoting Early Career Teacher Resilience : A Socio-Cultural and Critical Guide to Action
by Bruce Johnson, Barry Down, Rosie Le Cornu, Judy Peters, Anna Sullivan, Jane Pearce, Janet Hunter
Digital, 162 Pages, Published 2015 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-317-59583-0, ISBN: 1-317-59583-1

"In Promoting Early Career Teacher Resilience the stories of 60 graduate teachers are documented as they grapple with some of the most persistent and protracted personal and professional struggles facing teachers today. Narratives emerge detailing feelings of frustration, disillusionment and even outrage as they struggle with the complexity, intensity and immediacy of life in schools. Other stories also surface to show exhilarating exper ..."






Promoting Early Career Teacher Resilience
A socio-cultural and critical guide to action (Teacher Quality and School Development)
by Bruce Johnson, Barry Down, Rosie Le Cornu, Judy Peters, Anna Sullivan, Jane Pearce, Janet Hunter
Hardcover, 162 Pages, Published 2015 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-81737-1, ISBN: 1-138-81737-6

"In Promoting Early Career Teacher Resilience the stories of 60 graduate teachers are documented as they grapple with some of the most persistent and protracted personal and professional struggles facing teachers today. Narratives emerge detailing feelings of frustration, disillusionment and even outrage as they struggle with the complexity, intensity and immediacy of life in schools. Other stories also surface to show exhilarating exper ..."






Hanging in With Kids in Tough Times
Engagement in Contexts of Educational Disadvantage in the Relational School
by James Howe, John Smyth, Barry Down, Peter Mcinerney, Randy Cecil, Isabelle Allard
Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 2010 by Peter Lang Pub Inc
ISBN-13: 978-1-4431-0673-3, ISBN: 1-4431-0673-9

"Brontorina est une jeune femelle dinosaure qui ne rêve que d'une chose : elle veut danser! Toutefois, elle est trop grosse pour le studio de danse de Mme Lucille... Mais au fond de son coeur, Brontorina sait qu'elle est née pour danser. Parfois, de grands rêves peuvent transformer le monde! James Howe et Randy Cecil ont créé un personnage attachant et amusant pour faire la démonstration que tout est possible, même dans nos rêves les plu ..."






Critically Engaged Learning(2nd Edition)
Connecting to Young Lives (Adolescent Cultures, School, and Society)
by John Smyth, Peter Mcinerney, Barry Down, Lawrence B. Angus
Hardcover, 205 Pages, Published 2008 by Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-1-4331-0156-4, ISBN: 1-4331-0156-4

"This book – the finale in a trilogy by the authors – traces the way in which a number of disadvantaged schools and communities were able to move beyond deficit, victim-blaming and pathologizing approaches and access resources of trust, relationships, connectedness and hope. It describes how these Australian schools and communities were able to benefit from working with ‘street-level’ bureaucrats who had reinvented themselves around noti ..."






Critical Studies of Education Ser.
Rethinking School-To-Work Transitions in Australia : Young People Have Something to Say
by Barry Down, John Smyth, Janean Robinson
Paperback, Published 2019 by Springer
ISBN-13: 978-3-319-89164-4, ISBN: 3-319-89164-2






Critical Studies of Education Ser.
Rethinking School-To-Work Transitions in Australia : Young People Have Something to Say
by John Smyth, Barry Down, Janean Robinson
Published 2018 by Springer 2018-04-14
ISBN-13: 978-3-319-72268-9, ISBN: 3-319-72268-9






The Socially Just School
Making Space for Youth to Speak Back (Explorations of Educational Purpose)
by John Smyth, Barry Down, Peter Mcinerney
Hardcover, 195 Pages, Published 2014 by Springer
ISBN-13: 978-94-017-9059-8, ISBN: 94-017-9059-0

"This book explores schools and how they can function as social institutions that advance the interests and life chances of all young people, especially those who are already the most marginalized and at an educational disadvantage. Social justice is a key theme as the book examines the needs of youth, the concept of school culture, school/community relations, socially critical pedagogy, curriculum and leaders ..."






Critical Voices in Teacher Education
Teaching for Social Justice in Conservative Times (Explorations of Educational Purpose)
by Barry Down, John Smyth
Hardcover, 308 Pages, Published 2012 by Springer
ISBN-13: 978-94-007-3973-4, ISBN: 94-007-3973-7

"We live in dangerous times when educational policies and practices are debated largely in terms of how they fit with the needs of the free market. This volume is a collection of writing by teacher-educators that draws on their unique biographies, experiences and perspectives to denounce these misguided norms. It explores what it means-practically and intellectually-to teach for social justice in conservative ..."






Early Career Teachers
Stories of Resilience (SpringerBriefs in Education)
by Bruce Johnson, Barry Down, Rosie Le Cornu, Judy Peters, Anna Sullivan, Jane Pearce, Janet Hunter
Paperback, 124 Pages, Published 2014 by Springer
ISBN-13: 978-981-287-172-5, ISBN: 981-287-172-1

"This book addresses one of the most persistent issues confronting governments, educations systems and schools today: the attraction, preparation, and retention of early career teachers. It draws on the stories of sixty graduate teachers from Australia to identify the key barriers, interferences and obstacles to teacher resilience and what might be done about it. Based on these stories, five interrelated theme ..."






Activist and Socially Critical....
(Transgressions: Cultural Studies and Education)
by John Smyth, Lawrence Angus, Barry Down, Peter Mcinerney
Paperback, 184 Pages, Published 2008 by Sense Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-90-8790-652-8, ISBN: 90-8790-652-8

"Activist and Socially Critical School and Community Renewal comes about at an incredibly important point in history, and it offers a genuinely new paradigm. This book attempts what few others have tried―to bring together knowledge and literature around school reform and community renewal through authentic ethnographic stories of real schools and communities. The book describes and analyzes a courageous struggle for a more socially just ..."






Transgressions
Cultural Studies and Education Ser.: Activist and Socially Critical School and Community Renewal : Social Justice in Exploitative Times
by John Smyth, Lawrence Angus, Barry Down
Hardcover, 184 Pages, Published 2008 by Sense Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-90-8790-653-5, ISBN: 90-8790-653-6

"Activist and Socially Critical School and Community Renewal comes about at an incredibly important point in history, and it offers a genuinely new paradigm. This book attempts what few others have tried-to bring together knowledge and literature around school reform and community renewal through authentic ethnographic stories of real schools and communities. The book describes and analyzes a courageous struggle for a more socially just ..."






Rethinking School-to-Work Transitions in Australia
Young People Have Something to Say
by Barry Down, John Smyth, Janean Robinson
174 Pages, Published 2018 by Springer
ISBN-13: 978-3-319-72269-6, ISBN: 3-319-72269-7

"Young People Have Something to Say Barry Down, John Smyth, Janean Robinson. the very students who lack ... If we really want to help students make sense of their world, then we need to reclaim the emancipatory intent of education by invoking what Johnson (1979) describes as 'really useful knowledge'. This means ... In this section, we listen to the story of Janine to gain a sense of what this means in terms of better preparing youn ..."



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