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Publication Date: 2006-Oct
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An Interview with Peter McLaren: Comments on the State of the World-2005
Shaughnessy, Michael F.
International Journal of Progressive Education, v2 n3 p119-126 Oct 2006
Some of the wide range of thoughtful topics discussed in this interview with Peter McLaren include: (1) The top five points that McLaren tried to make in his book, "Capitalists and Conquerors: A Critical Pedagogy Against Empire"; (2) McLaren's thoughts on what he thinks the George Bush legend will be; (3) What led McLaren to ask, "Has Bush forsaken human reason?"; (4) The main tenets in the age of neo-liberal globalization; (5) What "contraband pedagogy" is and why it is important; (6) Who should teach against globalization, when should we teach against the new imperialism, and why is it important that we do so?; (7) The format of educational policy we would see in the socialist imagination; (8) A description of La Fundacion McLaren, which has recently been started in Mexico; (9) Other McLaren foundations being planned; and (10) Plans for the future.
Descriptors: Interviews, Critical Theory, World Views, Presidents, Neoliberalism, Global Approach, Educational Policy, Ideology, Philanthropic Foundations, Humanism, Social Systems, Foreign Countries
International Association of Educators. Egitim Fakultesi Dekanligi, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale 17100, Turkey. e-mail: secretary@inased.org; Web site: http://www.inased.org/ijpe.htm
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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