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March 29, 2017
The Power of Critical Theory: Liberating Adult Learning and Teaching
- Author
- Brookfield, Stephen D.
- Publisher
- Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA
- ISBN
- 787956015
- Table of Contents
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ch. 1 Exploring the meaning of critical theory for adult learning
ch. 2 The learning tasks of critical theory
ch. 3 Challenging ideology
ch. 4 Contesting hegemony
ch. 5 Unmasking power
ch. 6 Overcoming alienation
ch. 7 Learning liberation
ch. 8 Reclaiming reason
ch. 9 Learning democracy
ch. 10 Racializing criticality
ch. 11 Gendering criticality
ch. 12 Teaching criticality
The Power of Critical Theory makes a powerful case for how the work of leading critical theorists can help adult educators and learners make sense of the pressing dilemmas, contradictions and frustrations they experience in their work. Stephen Brookfield guides the readers through a number of concepts and the theorists most identified with each concept. He also examines critical theory from writers who critique the theories using the lenses of gender and race. (From the Publisher)