Power, Meaning, and Identity: Essays in Critical Educational Studies

Michael W. Apple's critical writings have been influential throughout the world. This collection brings together many of his essays on curriculum, evaluation, and critical educational and cultural theory. In clear and unmystified prose, these essays enhance our understanding of how thoroughly political educational policies and practices actually are. In the process, he illuminates the histories and realities of class, race, and gender in education. Combining work written for a broad and general audience with that aimed at those who are already grounded in the multiple traditions of critical educational studies, Apple's unique voice - nuanced, passionate, and clear - comes through.

Author: Shirley R. Steinberg, Michael W. Apple
Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
Published: 07/05/2002
Pages: 252
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.30w x 0.55d
ISBN13: 9780820444277
ISBN10: 0820444278
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Research
- Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
- Education | Educational Policy & Reform

About the Author
The Author: Michael W. Apple is John Bascom Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Among his many books are Ideology and Curriculum, Education and Power, Teachers and Texts, Official Knowledge, Democratic Schools, Cultural Politics and Education, and Power/Knowledge/Pedagogy. His critical research in education has won many awards, including most recently the UCLA Medal for distinguished academic achievement.

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