Systemic Violence in Education: Promise Broken (SUNY series, Education and Culture: Critical Factors in the Formation of Character and Community in American Life)

Researchers and practitioners identify and examine systemic violence in schools from a number of perspectives including school administration policies, pedagogical methods, educational labeling, classroom interaction, childhood games, and teacher reactions, as well as child abuse. Includes practical suggestions for addressing systemic violence.Although compulsory schooling intends to develop the potential of all students, some students may actually be harmed by schooling practices. In this book, researchers and practitioners identify and examine various aspects of systemic violence, particularly as it is embedded in administrative and pedagogical practices. Some of these are obvious--racism, harassment, and child abuse--however, systemic violence is insidious and may reside in "common sense" practices intended to improve student performance. The authors explore some of these subtle manifestations of violence from a variety of perspectives by investigating school administration policies, pedagogical methods, labeling, classroom interaction, children's games, and teacher reactions to child abuse.Juanita Ross Epp is Associate Professor of Education at Lakehead University in Ontario, Canada. Ailsa M. Watkinson is a private researcher and equity consultant for her own company, Equity Matters. "Although compulsory schooling intends to develop the potential of all students, some students may actually be harmed by schooling practices. In this book, researchers and practitioners identify and examine various aspects of systemic violence, particularly as it is embedded in administrative and pedagogical practices. Some of these are obvious--racism, harassment, and child abuse--however, systemic violence is insidious and may reside in 'common sense' practices intended to improve student performance. The authors explore some of these subtle manifestations of violence from a variety of perspectives by investigating school administration policies, pedagogical methods, labeling, classroom interaction, children's games, and teacher reactions to child abuse."-- Back cover Annotation Contributors identify and examines various aspects of systemic violence, particularly as it is embedded in administrative and pedagogical practices such as racism, harassment, and child abuse, as well as less obvious forms such as practices intended to improve student performance. They investigate school administration policies, labeling, classroom interaction, children's games, and teacher reactions to child abuse, in kindergarten through graduate classrooms. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR