Service Learning as a Political Act in Education
Bicultural Foundations for a Decolonizing Pedagogy
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Multicultural Education, Philosophy & Social Aspects
| Author: | Kortney Hernandez | ISBN: | 9781351730853 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | September 1, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kortney Hernandez |
| ISBN: | 9781351730853 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | September 1, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Disrupting assumptions and commonsensical ideologies of "service," Service Learning as a Political Act in Education presents a clear and systematic analysis that unveils the rampant contradictions within the service learning field. By providing a careful, critical bicultural examination of the field, this book questions the relentless insertion of service learning programs into working-class, bicultural communities. Through a decolonizing lens, this book offers a radical political confrontation of service learning ideologies and practices.
Disrupting assumptions and commonsensical ideologies of "service," Service Learning as a Political Act in Education presents a clear and systematic analysis that unveils the rampant contradictions within the service learning field. By providing a careful, critical bicultural examination of the field, this book questions the relentless insertion of service learning programs into working-class, bicultural communities. Through a decolonizing lens, this book offers a radical political confrontation of service learning ideologies and practices.
