Listening to and Learning from Students: Possibilities for Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum

Listening to and Learning from Students: Possibilities for Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum
ISBN-10
1617351733
ISBN-13
9781617351730
Category
Education
Pages
235
Language
English
Published
2011-01-01
Publisher
IAP
Author
Brian D. Schultz

Description

This book embraces the idea of listening to and learning from students. Although many educational theorists have long argued that incorporating children’s perspectives about teaching and curriculum has the potential for increasing students’ interest and participation in learning, their radical perspectives are still ignored or dismissed in theory and practice. Through featured essays, historical excerpts, and provocative poetry, this collection provides research literature and inquiry ideas that ought to be part of educational debates, policy discussions, and decision makings. Articulated through thoughtful prose and discerning analysis, youth, teachers, and scholars featured in this collection illuminate the power and promise of not only listening to and learning from students, but also acting upon the insights of students. This book calls for the 21st century educational workers--teachers, educators, parents, community workers, administrators, and policy makers--to perceive students as massive reservoirs of knowledge that invigorate possibilities for teaching, learning, and curriculum in the contested educational landscape.

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