PUTTING THE ELEPHANT INTO THE REFRIGERATOR: STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, CRITICAL PEDAGOGY AND ANTIRACIST EDUCATION
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ABSTRACT. This paper focuses on student engagement within diverse school communities. It argues for the adoption of an approach to education that combines a form of critical pedagogy and antiracist multiculturalism as a necessary condition for the creation of classroom climates within which meaningful engagement can be fostered. RANGER L'ÉLÉPHANT DANS LE RÉFRIGÉRATEUR : L'ENGAGEMENT DES ÉLÈVES, LA PÉDAGOGIE CRITIQUE ET L'ÉDUCATION ANTIRACISTE RÉSUMÉ. Cet article met l'accent sur l'engagement des élèves au sein de divers milieux scolaires. Il préconise l'adoption d'une approche éducative qui associe une forme de pédagogie critique et de multiculturalisme antiraciste comme condition nécessaire à la création d'un climat en classe propice à un engagement utile.Downloads
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2003-04-01
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McMahon, B. J. (2003). PUTTING THE ELEPHANT INTO THE REFRIGERATOR: STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, CRITICAL PEDAGOGY AND ANTIRACIST EDUCATION. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 38(002). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/8684
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