%0 Book
%A Suzanne Gallagher
%D 2021
%C New York, United States of America
%I Peter Lang Verlag
%@ 1058-1634
%T Educational Psychology
%B Disrupting the Dominant Discourse- Second Printing
%U https://www.peterlang.com/document/1103906
%X The work presented in this book represents a shift in thinking about the discipline of educational psychology. Traditionally, a discipline is considered to be a neutral, objective, scientifically validated body of knowledge. A critical reading of the discipline’s discourse, however, reveals how the discipline’s «truth» is embedded in social, political, and cultural contexts. When these influences are recognized, the commonsense, taken-for-granted, and often oppressive concepts and practices of the discipline can be questioned and critiqued. This critical perspective encourages a more rigorous examination of the discipline of educational psychology for pre-service and in-service teachers. This book joins other critical educational studies in calling for a liberating praxis for teachers, and a more emancipatory educational experience for their students.
%K learning, education, educational psychology, teachers, teaching, body of knowledge
%G English