Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-348) and index.
Contents
Introduction / Shirley R. Steinberg -- Ch. I. Undermining the Dignity of Work and Education -- Ch. II. Education for Work: What Happened to Democratic Vision? -- Ch. III. Building a Vision: Worker Identity and Good Work -- Ch. IV. Post-Fordism, Postmodernism, Post-industrialism, and Post-toasties -- Ch. V. Meaning Doesn't Matter, It's Only Idle Chatter -- In Hyperreality -- Ch. VI. Skills and Spirit at Work and School -- Ch. VII. The Rescue of Meaning -- Ch. VIII. Smart Workers -- Ch. IX. Workers as Learners: The Post-Formal Workplace -- Ch. X.A Curriculum Theory of Academic and Vocational Integration -- Ch. XI. Establishing the Critical Integrated Program -- Ch. XII. Integration Across the Curriculum: Connecting Work to the World.
Summary
What is good work? What are the characteristics of smart workers? How do we reform schools in a way that will foster good work and produce smart workers? Kincheloe answers these questions as he explores the political dynamics that connect schools and the economic system. Kincheloe provides a description of what a democratic school might look like. A must read for educators, labor leaders, business people and concerned citizens.
