Resources
Op-ed in Truthout. Offers a critique of market-driven educational reforms and argues for the continuing importance of putting critical pedagogy into practice.
2011 article from the International Journal of Critical Pedagogy. Presents results of qualitative research study of 17 self-identified critical pedagogues who attempt to employ critical pedagogy in the post-secondary classroom.
Blog post from Daily Struggles. Provides highlights of Paulo Freire’s work Pedagogy of the Oppressed. Discusses four levels of consciousness; the critique of educational banking; dialogics and conscientization; dialogics and antidialogics; the role of revolution; and utopia.
This essay is a revised version of the "Introduction" to Critical Literacy in Action, edited by Ira Shor and Caroline Pari (1999). Discusses and defines critical literacy and links to critical pedagogy.
Blog post from In the Library with the Lead Pipe. Highlights similarities and differences between information literacy and critical thinking, especially as they relate to library instruction.
PDF provides key elements regarding critical literacy. Provides definitions; reasons to teach critical literacy; and ways to teach critical literacy. Includes bibliography of suggested resources.
Chronicle of Higher Education article. Discusses critical thinking and the necessity of pushing past skepticism to consider the importance of values.
This article is adapted from Critical Thinking Basic Theory and Instructional Structures by Richard W. Paul and Linda Elder. Highlights five key points to consider when incorporating critical thinking concepts in course planning. Part of a longer segment on higher education instruction.
2014 article in The Guardian. Argues against E.D. Hirsch’s notion of “cultural literacy” in favor of the critical pedagogy espoused by Freire, Giroux, and others.
Edited volume in PDF from American Sociological Association from a variety of contributors. Includes reflective essays; illustrative essays; exercises, assignments, and projects; and syllabi.