The Routledge Handbook of Critical Pedagogies for Social Work - 9781138545748

Taylor & Francis

The Routledge Handbook of Critical Pedagogies for Social WorkAuthor(s): Christine Morley, Phillip Ablett, Carolyn Noble, Stephen Cowden\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138545748, 978-1138545748\nSynopsis\nThe Routledge Handbook of Critical Pedagogies for Social Work traverses new territory by providing a cutting-edge overview of the work of classic and contemporary theorists, in a way that expands their application and utility in social work education and practice; thus, providing a bridge between critical theory, philosophy, and social work.\n\nEach chapter showcases the work of a specific critical educational, philosophical, and/or social theorist including: Henry Giroux, Michel Foucault, Cornelius Castoriadis, Herbert Marcuse, Paulo Freire, bell hooks, Joan Tronto, Iris Marion Young, Karl Marx, Antonio Gramsci, and many others, to elucidate the ways in which their key pedagogic concepts can be applied to spec.