Engaging Paulo Freire's pedagogy of possibility : from blind to transformative optimism / César Augusto Rossatto.

Author/creator Rossatto, César Augusto, 1961-
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2005.
Descriptionxi, 185 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents Introduction: a personal perspective -- Seeing fatalism and optimism from a Freirean perspective -- Time consciousness -- Blind optimism -- Fatalistic optimism -- Resilient optimism -- Transformative optimism -- The impact of U.S. standardized testing in the context of the four categories of optimism -- Theoretical implications for children's development, studies on concept of time, centeredness of school pedagogy, and critical pedagogies -- Policy implications, recommendations, and conclusions.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 165-175) and index.
LCCN 2004013735
ISBN0742536963 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0742536971 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks LC196 .R66 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold