Bücher der Reihe Critical Pedagogy

"Asleep in my Sunshine Chair" is a collection of essays by noted Canadian scholar David W. Jardine. It includes philosophical, practical and poetic reflections on the nature of interpretive work and its especial importance to matters of education and study, in and out of schools. It blends scholarly considerations of Buddhist, ecological and hermeneutic sources with classroom examples, and reflections on how to maintain ourselves in these ecologically desperate times of distraction, affliction, and the manipulation and deliberate exhaustion of considered, careful attention to our lived circumstances. A good sourcebook for courses on interpretive research, philosophy of education and the exigencies of schooling.

Based on the premise that narratives hold power and affect how people view themselves and Others, Essays on Exclusionbrings together diverse disciplinary scholars, in education and beyond, to illuminate the promise of understanding how stories about one's Self, and their juxtaposition to those that are Othered, influence how inclusion/exclusion operate in and outside schools. From philosophers to pre-service teachers, readers of this volume will learn more complex and nuanced perspectives toward exclusion often relegated to the margins, but no less important when pursing equity in various social contexts such as schools. By the end of the book readers will be more familiar with an understanding of equity and exclusion through a holistic view by becoming more attentive to intersectional analyses in their approach toward equity. Coming from a standpoint that exclusion, oppression, and marginalization become instituted as a function of certain positionalities being valued more than others, Essays on Exclusion draws on diverse narratives that are important in understanding how to operationalize equity starting from recognizing people's positionalities being subjected to exclusion. This volume is appropriate for foundation courses in philosophy, education, or cultural studies, as well as higher level graduate courses focused on urban education and equity more broadly.

Fitting In: Voices from Ethnic and Linguistic Minority Parents is an invaluable resource in the quest to raise achievement among students who historically struggle the most, and to create schools that are welcoming, diverse, equitable, and just.

The authors blend the use of duo ethnographic, narrative and poetic inquiry to explore living well through the adverse conditions of human life Written as dialogue between the two authors utilizing narrative and poetic verse this piece aims to provide pre service and practicing teachers with the lived experience of understanding "curriculum as lived experience" (Aoki, 1991) Through this process, the text hopes to open parameters for discussion around the quest to find wellness in curriculum and learning and explore how storytelling/story sharing can be used to strengthen wellness, compassion and understanding around the complex issues of illness and healing. The text traces the researchers' experiences as educators trying to meet the demands of the profession and balance family, wellness and health. It also unpacks illness and impending death juxtaposed with the values of gratitude. It was written daily over a 6-month time period while Dr. Leggo continued to mentor his student despite cancer prognosis. This text asks the reader, through the experiences of the authors, to reflect on their own lived experiences of teaching and being in the world to find a space of wellness in adverse conditions. It is a quest to find not only the heart of education, curriculum and learning but of life itself. It is a precious gift crafted between the intersecting words and world of a master teacher and his student, filled with hope and love. This text can be used in curriculum, research, teacher education, wellness and creative writing courses.