Contested Sites in Education

Karen Ragoonaden

ISBN 10: 1433125064 / ISBN 13: 9781433125065

Published by Peter Lang, Peter Lang Feb 2015, 2015

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Neuware -Emerging from the contested site of a new university campus, educators reflect upon the transformative process of reconceptualising and rebuilding a faculty of education in the twenty-first century. Contested Sites in Education seeks to improve an understanding of and conversations about the nature, meaning and significance of higher education¿s public service within the scope of a democratic society. This volume offers educators and students a praxis-oriented, hope-infused, contemplative approach to conceiving, developing and in some cases, returning to public service and public identity in the twenty-first century. Contested Sites in Education will prepare future leaders who thoroughly understand, consciously apply and intentionally use democracy, selfknowledge, cultural knowledge, habits of mind, reflective learning communities and advocacy in their professional lives.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 144 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Contested Sites in Education
• Publisher: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Feb 2015
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1433125064
• ISBN 13: 9781433125065
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 225W x 150H x 9D millimeters 225 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 9 millimeters depth
• Weight: 213 grams

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Synopsis

Emerging from the contested site of a new university campus, educators reflect upon the transformative process of reconceptualising and rebuilding a faculty of education in the twenty-first century. Contested Sites in Education seeks to improve an understanding of and conversations about the nature, meaning and significance of higher education’s public service within the scope of a democratic society. This volume offers educators and students a praxis-oriented, hope-infused, contemplative approach to conceiving, developing and in some cases, returning to public service and public identity in the twenty-first century. Contested Sites in Education will prepare future leaders who thoroughly understand, consciously apply and intentionally use democracy, selfknowledge, cultural knowledge, habits of mind, reflective learning communities and advocacy in their professional lives.

About the Author

Karen Ragoonaden is a faculty member of education at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan Campus. Her publications and research interests lie in the areas of scholarship on teaching and learning, French education, and diversity pedagogy. Her most recent articles focus on intercultural communication competence, critical pedagogy and selfstudy of teacher and teacher education practices.