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Theories of Education: Social Justice. Democratic, Dialogic Theories of Education/Leadership

Therorists for Social Justice, Democratic and Dialogic Education Leadership

bell hooks

Hooks, B. (1994). Teaching to transgress : education as the practice of freedom. Routledge.
Hooks, B. (2009). Teaching critical thinking: practical wisdom. Routledge.

Example document & article on bell hooks in education:

Lanier, K. O. (2001). The Teaching Philosophy of bell hooks: The Classroom as a Site for Passionate Interrogation.
Specia, A., & Osman, A. A. (2015). Education as a Practice of Freedom: Reflections on bell hooks. Journal of Education and Practice, 6(17), 195–199.

Ira Bogotch

David DeMatthews

Margaret Grogan

Other Theorists

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