| Record Type: |
Electronic resources
: monographic
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| Title Information: |
the power of imagination in multicultural classrooms |
| Author: |
BelcherCatherine L., 1968- |
| Alternative Intellectual Responsibility: |
Herr-StephensonBecky., |
| Secondary Intellectual Responsibility: |
Palgrave Connect (Online service) |
| Place of Publication: |
New York |
| Published: |
Palgrave Macmillan; |
| Year of Publication: |
2011 |
| Edition: |
1st ed. |
| Description: |
1 online resource (xiv, 201 p.) |
| Series: |
Secondary education in a changing world |
| Subject: |
Popular literature - Study and teaching - |
| Subject: |
Multicultural education - California - |
| Subject: |
Creative teaching - |
| Subject: |
Critical pedagogy - United States. - |
| Subject: |
Education and state - United States. - |
| Subject: |
EDUCATION - Teaching Methods & Materials - |
| Subject: |
EDUCATION - Multicultural Education. - |
| Subject: |
EDUCATION - Philosophy & Social Aspects. - |
| Personal Subject: |
Rowling - J. K. - Study and teaching - |
| Online resource: |
http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230119918An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information |
| Notes: |
Description based on print version record. |
| Summary: |
Given the current educational climate of high stakes testing, standardized curriculum, and "approved" reading lists, incorporating unauthorized, often controversial, popular literature into the classroom becomes a political choice. The authors examine why teachers choose to read Harry Potter, how they use the books and incorporate new media, and the resulting teacher-student interactions. The book encourages a critical discussion regarding the state of our educational system and the increasing lack of space allowed for imagination and complexity. Its unique research methodology is part ethnographic, part practitioner research, and serves as an analytical commentary on current school culture and policy. |
| ISBN: |
9780230119918electronic bk. |
| ISBN: |
0230119913electronic bk. |
| Content Note: |
Introduction:�Why Harry? * PART I * On Harry and Education:�Waking the Dragon * Moving beyond the "Muggle Mindset:" Possibilities for Learning in the New Millennium * Defending the (not really) Dark Arts: Teaching to Break the DADA Curse * PART II * Teacher A:� Andrew * Teacher B:�Sandra * Teacher C: Allegra * Imagining More: Reflections on Education in the Mirror of Erised (Desire) * Appendix A:�Additional Teacher Stories on Teaching Harry. Machine generated contents note: Introduction: Why Harry? * PART I * On Harry and Education: Waking the Dragon * Moving beyond the "Muggle Mindset:" Possibilities for Learning in the New Millennium * Defending the (not really) Dark Arts: Teaching to Break the DADA Curse * PART II * Teacher A: Andrew * Teacher B: Sandra * Teacher C: Allegra * Imagining More: Reflections on Education in the Mirror of Erised (Desire) * Appendix A: Additional Teacher Stories on Teaching Harry. |