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| Author | Henry Giroux |
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| Subject | Critical pedagogy |
| Genre | non-fiction |
| Publisher | University of Minnesota Press |
Publication date | 1988 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 257 |
| ISBN | 9780816617067 |
| 320.4 or 370.11[1] | |
Schooling and the Struggle for Public Life is a non-fiction book about critical pedagogy by Henry Giroux. In the book Giroux analyzes and critiques various concepts of pedagogy, arguing that schools should not be subservient to the existing power structure but should instead be sites of struggle and exist in solidarity with the oppressed. He adopts the framework of citizenship education, defining citizenship as the struggle for empowerment.
The book was originally published in 1988 under the title Schooling and the Struggle for Public Life: Critical Pedagogy in the Modern Age by University of Minnesota Press. An updated edition with a new preface was published in 2005 by Paradigm Publishers, with the title Schooling and the Struggle for Public Life: Democracy's Promise and Education's Challenge.
Schooling and the Struggle for Public Life received mixed reviews. While reviewers generally praised Giroux's analysis of education and democracy, some reviewers criticized the lack of analysis of Giroux's own arguments in the book, as well as the lack of discussion of how the arguments could be implemented.
- ^ The first edition is most commonly categorized under 320.4 in the OCLC database, while the updated edition is always categorized under 370.11.