Critical Theory

• Overview of Critical Theory
• Early Critical Theorists
• Realism
• Modernism
• Postmodernism
• Other Critical Theory Sites Online

Michael Apple:

• Introduction to Michael W. Apple
• What Knowledge Should be Distributed in Schools
• Schools as Normalizing Institutions
• Social Stratification
• Progressive Education in Postmodernism
• Schools as Socialization Barracks
• Institutions and Cultural Capital
• Apple's Research Agenda
• Thoughts on Clinton's Administration
• Critical Neo-Marxist Ideology
• Other Apple Sites Online

Paulo Freire:

• Introduction to Paulo Freire
• Freirian Theory: The Roles of the Oppressor and the Oppressed
• Freirian Theory: Breaking Out of the Cycle-Educational Banking's Role in Perpetuating Oppression
• Freirian Theory: Breaking Out of the Cycle-The Role of Dialogical Action
• Pedagogy of Hope: Reliving Pedagogy of the Oppressed
• Selections of Excerpts from Mentoring the Mentor , a Critical Dialogue With Paulo Freire
  • Donaldo Macedo
  • Peter C. Murrel, Jr.
  • Gloria Ladson-Billings
  • James W. Fraser
  • William T. Stokes
  • Asgedet Stefanos
  • Tim Sieber
  • Ron Scapp
  • Freire's Response
• Other Freire Sites Online

Henry Giroux:

• Introduction to Henry Giroux
• Giroux's Views on Critical Pedagogy
• The Role That Schools Play in Critical Pedagogy
• The Role That Teachers Play in Critical Pedagogy
• The Role of Curriculum in Critical Pedagogy
• Giroux's Views on Paulo Freire
• Giroux on Giroux: Part 1
  • Giroux on Giroux: Part 2
• Other Giroux Sites Online

Peter McLaren:

• Introduction to Peter McLaren
• Background Information
• Life in School-Critical Pedagogy
• Schools as a Ritual Performance
• Multiculturalis as Revolutionary Praxis
• Other McLaren Sites Online

About Us:

Information About the Site Developers and an Acknowledgement

References:

• References Used in Development of the Site
• Further Readings on Critical Theory and Other Works by:
  • Michael Apple
  • Paulo Freire
  • Henry Giroux
  • Peter McFarlen