The Power of Critical Theory: Liberating Adult Learning and TeachingISBN: 978-0-7879-5601-1
Hardcover
432 pages
November 2004, Jossey-Bass
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--Cornel West, Class of 1943 University Professor of Religion and African American Studies, Princeton University
“Stephen Brookfield disturbs and enriches the entire field
of adult learning with this brilliant piece of teaching. The
Power of Critical Theory is a practicing-what-it-preaches
treatment of the power dimensions pervading the adult learning
enterprise.”
--Robert Kegan, Meehan Professor of Adult Learning, Harvard
University Graduate School of Education
“The volume is a major contribution by a leading
professional and will become an invaluable resource for graduate
programs of adult education and allied fields. It belongs in the
professional libraries of serious educators of adults
everywhere.”
--Jack Mezirow, professor emeritus, adult and continuing education,
Columbia University, Teachers College
“I learned more from this book than from dozens of other
adult education publications. Brookfield clearly presents various
elements of critical theory and makes cogent connections to adult
educational practices. This book is sure to become a major
reference text in the field.”
--Elizabeth Hayes, professor of curriculum and instruction,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
“In masterly and lucid fashion Stephen Brookfield
effortlessly connects theory and practice. Simplifying without
eroding he complexity of critical theory, Brookfield traverses the
grand themes of ideology, power, alienation, liberation, reason,
and democracy; showing how they inform the adult education practice
of fostering critical thinking and critical
reflection.”
--Mark Tennant, professor of education and dean, University
Graduate School, University of Technology-Sydney (Australia)
“This extraordinarily useful book illuminates the complex
and abstract concepts of critical theory through frequent examples
and practical applications. By reviewing the contributions and
critiques of African American and Feminist writers The Power of
Critical Theory provides an inclusive and accessible entry into
the critical tradition.”
--Tom Heaney, professor of adult education, National Louis
University-Chicago
“In The Power of Critical Theory Stephen Brookfield
provides a lucid, accessible overview of how critical theory (with
its daunting vocabularies and internal debates) illuminates the
contexts of adult learning and orients teaching practices. The book
stands an excellent chance of establishing critical theory as a
dominant and legitimate interpretive practice within adult
education.”
--Michael Welton, professor of adult education, Mount St. Vincent
University (Canada)