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A Critical Inquiry Framework for K–12 Teachers

Lessons and Resources from the U.N. Rights of the Child

Edited by: JoBeth Allen, Lois Alexander

Publication Date: January 14, 2013

Pages: 208

Series: Practitioner Inquiry Series

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ISBN: 9780807753941
$38.95
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ISBN: 9780807772300
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Description+

This dynamic book provides powerful ideas to guide pedagogy and a curriculum model for helping students connect with issues in their lives while meeting standards. Vivid portraits of K–12 classrooms illustrate how teachers used a human rights framework to engage students in critical inquiry of relevant social issues, such as immigration rights, religious tolerance, racial equality, countering the effects of poverty, and respect for people with disabilities. The book shows how a group of teachers worked together to develop a critical content framework using the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Chapters highlight lively classroom and community action projects.

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JoBeth Allen is a professor of language and literacy education at the University of Georgia and co-director of the Red Clay Writing Project. Her books include Creating Welcoming Schools and Literacy in the Welcoming Classroom. Lois Alexander is a high school English teacher and directed Project Outreach: Literacy and Social Class for the Red Clay Writing Project.

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“This is a timely resource for all who want to teach in hopeful and transformative ways.”
—Mariana Souto-Manning, Teachers College, Columbia University

“Critical literacy, innovative teaching, and children’s rights take center-stage in this beautiful new book. Let us learn from these stories as we move toward socially just teaching practices, equitable educational structures, and the promise of The Rights of the Child in our schools and communities.”
—Valerie Kinloch, associate professor, literacy studies, The Ohio State University

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Books In This Series
Democratic Habits in the Art Classroom
Democratic Habits in the Art Classroom
Promising Pedagogies for Teacher Inquiry and Practice
Promising Pedagogies for Teacher Inquiry and Practice
Autobiography on the Spectrum
Autobiography on the Spectrum
Repositioning Educational Leadership
Repositioning Educational Leadership
Professional Development in Relational Learning Communities
Professional Development in Relational Learning Communities
Impactful Practitioner Inquiry
Impactful Practitioner Inquiry
Teaching in Themes
Teaching in Themes
Family Dialogue Journals
Family Dialogue Journals
Making Space for Active Learning
Making Space for Active Learning
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