Power, Equity and (Re)Design: Bridging Learning and Critical Theories in Learning Ecologies for Youth (Adolescence and Education) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1641131780 ISBN 13: 9781641131780

Publisher: Information Age Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

This volume brings together design thinking, critical social theory, and learning sciences to describe promising learning innovations that foster rights, dignity, and social justice for youth. The contributors are emerging scholars who are leading voices working at the intersections of theory and practice for educational equity. Chapters in this volume take up themes of power and equity in the design and redesign of learning opportunities for young people. The chapters show variation in the kinds of learning--from complex ecologies spanning multiple institutions and age groups to specific classroom or after-school spaces. Chapters also vary in the focal ages of participants. Although most discuss experiences of young people between the ages of 12-25, some also explore the learning of elementary age youth. All of the chapters include the authors--who were researchers, designers, teachers, and facilitators--part of the narrative and process of learning. We are especially thankful that the authors of these chapters invite the reader into their thinking process and the tensions and contradictions that emerged as they sought to catalyze transformative learning spaces.

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About the Author

Elizabeth Mendoza, University of California, Irvine

Ben Kirshner, University of Colorado Boulder

Kris D. Gutiérrez, University of California, Berkeley

Edition details

• Publisher: Information Age Publishing
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1641131780
• ISBN 13: 9781641131780
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 184
• Editor: Mendoza Elizabeth, Kirshner Ben, Gutiérrez Kris D.