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Presence of Mind: Education and the Politics of Deception: A Dialogue with Pepi Leistyna

Pepi Leistyna's book "Presence of Mind" discusses how schools of education deter teachers from understanding the world's complex political, historical, social, and economic realities. Educators must develop what C. Wright Mills called the "sociological imagination." Developing critical consciousness and varied, multicultural literacies is essential. (MLH)

• Author/Creator: McLaren, Peter
• Date Published: Jul
• Journal/Secondary Title: International Journal of Educational Reform
• Notes: Check the catalogs in your library. Libraries worldwide that own item: 61 Search the catalog at the library of the University of Colorado at Boulder. ISSN: 1056-7879 English Journal Article (CIJE) 072 Book/Product/Reviews; 080 Journal Articles; 120 Opinion Papers
• Number: 3
• Volume: 9
• Year: 2000

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: Practices: Multicultural Educational Practices
• Subject: Elementary Secondary Education
• Subject: Language Variation
• Subject: Multicultural Education
• Subject: Power Structure
• Subject: Semantics
• Subject: Social Change
• Subject: Social Theories
• Subject: Teacher Education
• Subject: Theory Practice Relationship

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