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ERIC Number: EJ477061
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-3829
Democratizing Secondary Vocational Education: Examples of Critical Pedagogy.
Bettis, Pamela J.; Gregson, James A.
Journal of Vocational and Technical Education, v10 n1 p4-14 Fall 1993
Critical theory forms the basis of the argument that vocational education should move away from Prosser and Snedden's model toward Dewey's insights about critical democratic pedagogy: making learning relevant, making topics problematic, and fostering reflective thinking, liberatory dialog, cooperative learning, and choice. (SK)
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Critical Thinking, Democracy, Educational Philosophy, Secondary Education, Vocational Education
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Dewey (John); Prosser (Charles); Snedden (David Samuel)