Saturday, February 10, 2007
A few more to add~
I found a few more sources that might be good to look at-
1. Exploring Socio-Cultural Themes in Education
Some Key themes are: "What are the relationships between culture, society, and education?, What are the dynamics of daily life in schools as institutions in particular organizational and community contexts? IN what ways are gender, language, race, social class, and the relationship between schoo and work important in our education?, and what orientations and stategies can teachers adopt that will enable them to become more transformative educators"
2. Schools and Society: A sociological approach to Education
This book looks at topics like the social construction of knowledge, the social stratification of schools, the relationship between the public and schools, and educational reform and change, and many others.
3. The Age of MIssing Information
I have actually read this one already and it is one of the most interesting books I have because McKidden suggests that in this new information age, there is also a great deal of information that is lost to us: "vital knowledge that humans have always possesed about who we are and where we live seems beyond our reach" Maybe we can look at ways education can bring some of this 'information' back, or at least make students aware of its absence.
4. The children are watching: How the Media teach about Diversity
This book suggests that the mass media frames diversity issues and contribute to its consumers values, stereotypes ect. This is an example of the kind of education that is recieved outside the classroom that I want to research.
5. Sustainable Small Schools
This book looks at the advantages and the disadvantages that a small school has as well as unusual set ups like multigrade classrooms, consolidation, ect.
6. Literacy in Multimedia America: Integratting Media Education Across the Curriculum
This discusses the need for media literacy as well as how it can be integrated in schools
7/8/9. Plato's Cave, Impact of Mass Media, and Media LIteracy in the Information Age
These three books are simply interesting analyses of the mass media and its affect on its consumers touching on endless tpics like violence, warfare, women, ethics, the family, ect. The last also looks at the international impact of American mass media as well as the need for media literacy in future educational reform.
1. Exploring Socio-Cultural Themes in Education
Some Key themes are: "What are the relationships between culture, society, and education?, What are the dynamics of daily life in schools as institutions in particular organizational and community contexts? IN what ways are gender, language, race, social class, and the relationship between schoo and work important in our education?, and what orientations and stategies can teachers adopt that will enable them to become more transformative educators"
2. Schools and Society: A sociological approach to Education
This book looks at topics like the social construction of knowledge, the social stratification of schools, the relationship between the public and schools, and educational reform and change, and many others.
3. The Age of MIssing Information
I have actually read this one already and it is one of the most interesting books I have because McKidden suggests that in this new information age, there is also a great deal of information that is lost to us: "vital knowledge that humans have always possesed about who we are and where we live seems beyond our reach" Maybe we can look at ways education can bring some of this 'information' back, or at least make students aware of its absence.
4. The children are watching: How the Media teach about Diversity
This book suggests that the mass media frames diversity issues and contribute to its consumers values, stereotypes ect. This is an example of the kind of education that is recieved outside the classroom that I want to research.
5. Sustainable Small Schools
This book looks at the advantages and the disadvantages that a small school has as well as unusual set ups like multigrade classrooms, consolidation, ect.
6. Literacy in Multimedia America: Integratting Media Education Across the Curriculum
This discusses the need for media literacy as well as how it can be integrated in schools
7/8/9. Plato's Cave, Impact of Mass Media, and Media LIteracy in the Information Age
These three books are simply interesting analyses of the mass media and its affect on its consumers touching on endless tpics like violence, warfare, women, ethics, the family, ect. The last also looks at the international impact of American mass media as well as the need for media literacy in future educational reform.
# posted by Leah @ 11:22 PM 
