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John's Story: An Exploration into Critical Theory in Education

John's Story: An Exploration into Critical Theory in Education PHILOSOPHY " PRACTICE John's Story: An Exploration into Critical Theory in Education Kathleen P. Bennett deMarrals of critique and a language of possibility. John's ohn was thirty-five years old personal history will be used as examples of each. when I worked as his reading tutor. He lived in a middle-class Language of Critique suburb of a midwestern city with his wife and two sons and was a union carpen­ Critical theorists such as Henry Giroux and ter. Both sons were good students and involved Michael Apple are critical of the total sociocultural in extracurricular activities. environment in which schools operate-the way Embarrassed by his illiteracy, John had kept it we "do school" -but they are also optimistic hidden from everyone but his wife. He desperately that educators can transform schools into more wanted to learn. John was intelligent and had equitable places for children. [Giroux (1983) and devised many intricate ways to compensate for Tar (1985) both provide thorough discussions of his inability to read. He became motivated to the emergence of the critical theory tradition in learn by a desire for a promotion at work that the work of Horkheimer, Adorno, and Marcuse at required reading skills. He http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Adult Learning SAGE

John's Story: An Exploration into Critical Theory in Education

deMarrals, Kathleen P. Bennett
Adult Learning , Volume 2 (8): 9 – Jun 1, 1991
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© 1991 American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
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1045-1595
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2162-4070
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10.1177/104515959100200805
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PHILOSOPHY " PRACTICE John's Story: An Exploration into Critical Theory in Education Kathleen P. Bennett deMarrals of critique and a language of possibility. John's ohn was thirty-five years old personal history will be used as examples of each. when I worked as his reading tutor. He lived in a middle-class Language of Critique suburb of a midwestern city with his wife and two sons and was a union carpen­ Critical theorists such as Henry Giroux and ter. Both sons were good students and involved Michael Apple are critical of the total sociocultural in extracurricular activities. environment in which schools operate-the way Embarrassed by his illiteracy, John had kept it we "do school" -but they are also optimistic hidden from everyone but his wife. He desperately that educators can transform schools into more wanted to learn. John was intelligent and had equitable places for children. [Giroux (1983) and devised many intricate ways to compensate for Tar (1985) both provide thorough discussions of his inability to read. He became motivated to the emergence of the critical theory tradition in learn by a desire for a promotion at work that the work of Horkheimer, Adorno, and Marcuse at required reading skills. He

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Published: Jun 1, 1991

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