Life in Schools An Introduction to Critical Pedagogy in the Foundations of Education

This text demonstrates a provocative investigation of the political, social, and economic factors underlying classroom practices, offering a unique introduction to the contemporary field of critical pedagogy. Life in Schools: An Introduction to Critical Pedagogy in the Foundations of Education, Fourth Edition, features excerpts from the author's best-selling work, Cries from the Corridor: The New Suburban Ghetto. This text provokes analytic discussion of social problems and a theoretical framework for formulating potential solutions (Parts III & IV). It also includes a new essay on race, a chapter on the social construction of whiteness, and new statistics relative to American public schooling.McLaren, Peter is the author of 'Life in Schools An Introduction to Critical Pedagogy in the Foundations of Education', published 2002 under ISBN 9780205351183 and ISBN 0205351182.