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Title Anti-oppressive education in "elite" schools : promising practices and cautionary tales from the field / edited by Katy Swalwell, Daniel Spikes ; afterword by Paul C. Gorski
Published New York : Teachers College Press, [2021]

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Contents One way to make change? / Katy Swalwell -- What's the point? Justifying and framing anti-oppressive eucation in "elite" schools. Combating the pathology of class privilege : a critical education for the elites / Quentin Wheeler-Bell -- Intrinsic aspects of class privilege / Adam Howard -- Is becoming an oppressor ever a privilege? "Elite" schools and social justice as mutual aid / Nicolas Tanchuk, Tomas Rocha, and Marc Kruse -- Cautionary tales : problematic models of social justice education in "elite" schools. Beyond wokeness : how white educators can work toward dismantling whiteness and white supremacy in suburban schools / Gabriel Rodriguez -- Dead ends and paths forward : white teachers committed to anti-racist teaching in White spaces / Petra Lange and Callie Kane -- Unspoken rules, white communication styles, and white blinders : why "elite" independent schools can't retain Black and Brown faculty / Ayo Magwood -- Critical service learning : moving from transactional experiences of service toward a social justice praxis / Tania D. Mitchell -- The "duality of life" in "elite" sustainability education : tensions, pitfalls, and possibilities / Kristin Sinclair, Ashley Akerberg, and Brady Wheatley -- The possibility of critical language awareness through volunteer English teaching abroad / Cori Jakubiak -- Promising practices? Ideas for enacting anti-oppressive education in "elite" schools. Living up to our legacy : one school's effort to build momentum, capasity, and commitment to social justice / Christiane M. Connors, Steven Lee, Stacy Smith, and Davian R. Jones -- Facilitating socially just discussions in elite schools / Lisa Sibbett -- Mobilizing privileged youth and teachers for justice-oriented work in science and education / Alexa Schindel, Brandon Grossman, and Sara Tolbert -- Opening the proverbial can o' worms : teaching social justice to educated elites in suburban Detroit / Robin Moten -- Intersectional feminist and political education with privileged girls / Beth Cooper Benjamin, Amira Proweller, Beth Catlett, Andrea Jacobs, and Sonya Crabtree-Nelson -- "Not me!" Anticipating, preventing, and working with pushback to social justice education / Diane Goodman and Rebecca Drago -- Conversations with colleagues. Out of this chaos, beauty comes : democratic schooling in a progressive independent middle school / Allen Cross -- We are afraid they won't feel bad : using simulations to teach for social justice at the elementary level / Gabby Arca and Nina Sethi -- Harnessing the curiosity of rich people's children : international travel as a tool of anti-oppressive education / Alethea Tyner Paradis -- Building a class : the role of admissions in anti-oppressive education / Sherry Smith -- "It shouldn't be that hard" : student activists' frustrations and demands / Julia Chen, Haley Hamilton, Vidya Iyer, Alfreda Jarue, Catalina Samaniego, Catreena Wang, and Jenna Woodsmall
Summary "This book is a collection of essays that can easily be used for professional development purposes. It has multiple perspectives in term of author identities and positions within "elite" schools and blend of research and experience made accessible for practitioners"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed January 25, 2023)
Subject Upper class -- Education -- United States
Private schools -- United States
Social justice -- Study and teaching -- United States
Critical pedagogy -- United States
Teachers -- Training of.
Critical pedagogy
Private schools
Social justice -- Study and teaching
Teachers -- Training of
Upper class -- Education
United States
Form Electronic book
Author Swalwell, Katy M., editor.
LC no. 2021018660
ISBN 9780807779842
0807779849