University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The practices of critically conscious teachers; exploring the roles of lived experience, teacher preparation and working contexts

Erikson, Debra

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Title
The practices of critically conscious teachers; exploring the roles of lived experience, teacher preparation and working contexts
Author(s)
Erikson, Debra
Issue Date
2013-02-03T19:36:41Z
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Gutierrez, Rochelle
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Gutierrez, Rochelle
Committee Member(s)
  • Ayers, William
  • Clift, Renée T.
  • Noffke, Susan E.
Department of Study
Curriculum and Instruction
Discipline
Curriculum and Instruction
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
  • Social Justice
  • Critical Pedagogy
  • Social Placement
  • Lived Experience
  • Classroom Practices
  • Student Voices
  • Narrative Research
Abstract
Proposing the potential for grassroots reform of schools by teachers, the researcher explores the most salient component of critical consciousness: the ability for people to understand their social placement based on their culture and economic status and to use that understanding to make changes in the world. To better understand teachers’ awareness of and response to the phenomenon of social placement, and how it relates to schooling, the researcher conducts case studies of two teachers known for their success with children from historically marginalized populations. Using interviews of participants, their students, classroom observation, and collected documents, the researcher conducts inquiry into participants’ lived experience, classroom practices, and students’ voices. These enable the researcher to explore a deeper understanding of the tensions and complexity inherent in teaching for change.
Graduation Semester
2012-12
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Copyright 2012 Debra Erikson

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