Doing Democracy: Striving for Political Literacy and Social Justice

New York: Peter Lang , 2008. Soft cover. Very Good. Bright, clean, unmarked pages, with the exception of two pages which have pen underlining. Binding is firm. Cover shows minor wear only. Five pages have creases across corners. 397 pages. Contents: Foreword / James A. Banks -- Introduction / Darren E. Lund & Paul R. Carr -- Framing the notion of democracy and democratic education -- Resisting neo-liberal global capitalism and its depredations: education for a new democracy / Dave Hill -- From the margins to the mainstream: critical pedagogies and global citizenship -- Education in the era of globalization / Michael O'Sullivan -- Interrogating citizenship and democracy in education: implications for disrupting universal values / Jennifer Tupper -- "Other-ed" pedagogy: the praxis of critical democratic education / Ali Sammel & Gregory Martin -- Can rebelliousness bear democracy? / Reinaldo Matias Fleuri -- Reflections on democratic dissonance and dissidence -- Educators' conceptions of democracy / Jason M. C. Price -- Democracy and difference in education: interconnectedness, identity, and social justice pedagogy / Alexandra Fidyk -- Beyond "open-mindedness:" cultivating critical, reflexive approaches to democratic dialogue / Lisa Karen Taylor -- Secular humanism and education: re-imagining democratic possibilities in a Middle Eastern context / Alireza Asgharzadeh -- Doing democracy and feminism in the classroom: challenging hegemonic practices / Glenda Tibe Bonifacio -- Case studies for understanding democracy in education -- Primary education for girls: mis/interpretation of education for all / Njoke Wane -- The role of science education in fostering democracy: perspectives of future teachers / Sarah E. Barrett & Martina Nieswandt -- Toward a critical economic literacy: preparing learners to be economically literate adults / Mary Frances Agnello & Thomas A. Lucey -- Civic engagement or digital divide? The pedagogical paradoxes of online activism / Karim A. Remtulla etc.