Sounds of Silence Breaking: Women, Autobiography, Curriculum (Complicated Conversation)
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (796 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0820461571 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 287 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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great book! All chapters are great when read separately, but they also have a strong cohesion as a book.. Nicole said Five Stars. Thank you for the awesome product!
Elected Vice-President of the American Educational Research Association for Division B-Curriculum Studies (1997-1999) and the first President of the American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (2001-2004), she also served as Managing Editor of JCT: The Journal of Curriculum Theorizing (1978-1998). The Author: Janet L. . in curriculum theory and humanities education from The Ohio State University. In addition to numerous articles in
She recounts the drama of an identity in the process of creation, of a voice in search of its own authentic sound. Imaginative and probing, Janet L. Janet's writing and teaching, her close engagement with classroom teachers, and her sophisticated explorations in qualitative research and the literature of feminisms make this book a remarkable contemporary statement for educators and students of the human sciences. Miller's life. She recounts the drama of an identity in the process of creation, of a voice in search of its own authentic sound. Miller opens a range of possibilities for both theory and practice.- (Maxine Greene, William F. « This insightful and beautifully written book is not just autobiographical; it intertwines interpretations of educational theories, events, and practices throughout private and public dimensions of Janet L. Miller's 'woman-teacher-academic' guides the reader through the relational and conceptual histories that might
Miller is one of the most important and influential curriculum theorists of our time. Janet L. Sounds of Silence Breaking presents a broad range of her writing from the last two decades. This book contains portraits of self-complicating work that disrupt unitary and normative conceptions of women, autobiography, and curriculum. Read together, these pieces underscore how changing narrative and interpretive practices have framed and re-framed constructions of her gendered work and selves as «academic woman», «curriculum theorist», and «qualitative researcher».. She also utilizes her extensive collaborative research with K-12 teachers and juxtaposes her essays in ways that invite the reader to view them as self- and cross-interrogating. Miller reconceptualizes curriculum theory through the application of her own theories, as well as those of other important figures in the movement