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What is Critical Consciousness

Chapter 7
Global Perspectives on the Internationalization of Higher Education
A process of going through continuous action and reflection.
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Expanding the Boundaries of College Classroom Beyond the Ocean: The U.S. Teacher Education Students Visiting Swedish Early Childhood Programs
Jale Aldemir (New Jersey City University, USA)
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 18
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5929-4.ch007
Abstract
The study described in this chapter aimed at exploring the transformation in a group of education students' notions of democratic values regarding the education and learning environments for young children through an international field experience that took place in the Swedish context. The author adopted Freire's “critical consciousness” concept to encourage the participants to go through cycles of reflection on their lived and past experiences. The researcher used qualitative research methods to study the phenomenon by analyzing the participants' field observation notes, reflection papers, and forum discussion. The results show that the participants went through cycles of reflection between the American context and the Swedish context of education. This study abroad program became a transport for students to move out of their existing realities and observe different possibilities and interpretations of an early childhood education system.
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Chapter 12
Reimagining Teacher Education: Racial Literacy and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in the Virtual Age
One’s ability to question and analyze the social, political, economic, and racial injustices and inequalities that plague society.
Published in Chapter: Reimagining Teacher Education: Racial Literacy and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in the Virtual Age; From: Handbook of Research on Advancing Teaching and Teacher Education in the Context of a Virtual Age
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A Sociocultural Study on English Learners' Critical Thinking Skills and Competence
Capacity of formulating reasoning and responsible responses to issues or situations.
Published in Chapter: A Sociocultural Study on English Learners' Critical Thinking Skills and Competence; From: Rhetoric and Sociolinguistics in Times of Global Crisis
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Teaching What We Don't Know: Community-Based Learning as a Tool for Implementing Critical Race Praxis
A level of sociopolitical awareness through which a person understands their positionality in the world.
Published in Chapter: Teaching What We Don't Know: Community-Based Learning as a Tool for Implementing Critical Race Praxis; From: Handbook of Research on Service-Learning Initiatives in Teacher Education Programs
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Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman: A Critical Case Study on Social Media, Deception, and Lil Miquela
The ability to critically perceive the themes of a place and time and intervene actively in reality; an especially flexible, critical spirit.
Published in Chapter: Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman: A Critical Case Study on Social Media, Deception, and Lil Miquela; From: Handbook of Research on Deception, Fake News, and Misinformation Online
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Chapter 17
Creating Praxis for Pre-Service Teachers: Developing Critical Consciousness Through Book Clubs
This term as used in this chapter comes from the work of Paulo Friere and is understood as the process of recognizing, analyzing, and disrupting systems of inequity.
Published in Chapter: Creating Praxis for Pre-Service Teachers: Developing Critical Consciousness Through Book Clubs; From: Handbook of Research on Teaching Diverse Youth Literature to Pre-Service Professionals
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I Am Woke: Unmasking Race, Gender, and Power From Within a TESOL Affiliate
Being aware of the oppressive impact of macro-level (institutional) inequities on the micro-level (individual).
Published in Chapter: I Am Woke: Unmasking Race, Gender, and Power From Within a TESOL Affiliate; From: TESOL Guide for Critical Praxis in Teaching, Inquiry, and Advocacy
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Chapter 1
She Is Fierce: Examining Female Voice and Socratic Seminar
The ability to have an in-depth understanding of a topic by objectively analyzing different sociopolitical aspects of a topic.
Published in Chapter: She Is Fierce: Examining Female Voice and Socratic Seminar; From: Enhancing Teaching and Learning With Socratic Educational Strategies: Emerging Research and Opportunities
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Utilizing Feminist Pedagogy to Foster Preservice Teachers' Critical Consciousness
A level of sociopolitical awareness through which a person understands their positionality in the world.
Published in Chapter: Utilizing Feminist Pedagogy to Foster Preservice Teachers' Critical Consciousness; From: Integrating Social Justice Education in Teacher Preparation Programs
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Preparing Bilingual Teachers to Enact Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy
Is the development of sociopolitical and historical understandings that recognize that the legacies of colonialism continue to subjugate People of Color. Individuals learn to reflect on oppressions and discern the differences in power and privilege in order to develop ideological clarity about the purpose of schooling, question power and privilege, disrupt deficit thinking, and consider alternative understandings of the “underachievement” of particular student groups ( Palmer et al., 2019 AU124: The citation "Palmer et al., 2019" matches multiple references. Please add letters (e.g. "Smith 2000a"), or additional authors to the citation, to uniquely match references and citations. ).
Published in Chapter: Preparing Bilingual Teachers to Enact Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy; From: Handbook of Research on Diversity and Social Justice in Higher Education
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Revising Cultural Competence and Critical Consciousness for Early Childhood Education
Translated from the Portuguese term ‘conscientização’, it is the intense awareness of one’s political, cultural, and situated identity. It is a process of coming into being and knowing oneself; taking more responsibility for the choices we make towards transformation.
Published in Chapter: Revising Cultural Competence and Critical Consciousness for Early Childhood Education; From: Professional and Ethical Consideration for Early Childhood Leaders
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Supporting Teacher Candidates as Social Justice Change-Makers: A Faculty-Librarian Collaboration for Building and Using Diverse Youth Collections
The capacity to understand societal forces of power and oppression that shape one’s position in and perceptions about the world. Critical consciousness is often thought to be a precursor to individual and collective action toward the creation of a more just world.
Published in Chapter: Supporting Teacher Candidates as Social Justice Change-Makers: A Faculty-Librarian Collaboration for Building and Using Diverse Youth Collections; From: Handbook of Research on Teaching Diverse Youth Literature to Pre-Service Professionals
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Speaking with Trunks, Dancing with the “Pink Elephants”: Troubling E-Racism, E-Classism, and E-Sexismin Teaching Multicultural Teacher Education
Awareness developed through critical thought that enables one to see beyond the superficial to what is typically controversial because it threatens the hegemony or status quo.
Published in Chapter: Speaking with Trunks, Dancing with the “Pink Elephants”: Troubling E-Racism, E-Classism, and E-Sexismin Teaching Multicultural Teacher Education; From: Handbook of Research on Effective Communication, Leadership, and Conflict Resolution
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Chapter 2
Twice as Good to Get Half: Content and Context of Black Male Teachers and Administrators
An in-depth awareness of ethnic/racial groups’ experiences, and the implications of those experiences while navigating systems (e.g., K-12 education and higher education).
Published in Chapter: Twice as Good to Get Half: Content and Context of Black Male Teachers and Administrators; From: Voicing Diverse Teaching Experiences, Approaches, and Perspectives in Higher Education
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Implementing a Critical Community of Practice Within a University-Based Teacher Induction Program
Is the analysis of and action to challenge systems and structures that sustain inequity.
Published in Chapter: Implementing a Critical Community of Practice Within a University-Based Teacher Induction Program; From: Cases on Academic Program Redesign for Greater Racial and Social Justice
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Chapter 6
Skippyjon, Spanglish, and Stereotypes: Engaging and Analyzing Authentic Latinx Children's Literature With Preservice Teachers
For educators, critical consciousness describes being self-conscious, critical, and analytical of their own teaching beliefs and behaviors while developing a deeper knowledge and consciousness of what to teach, how to teach, and to whom.
Published in Chapter: Skippyjon, Spanglish, and Stereotypes: Engaging and Analyzing Authentic Latinx Children's Literature With Preservice Teachers; From: Handbook of Research on Teaching Diverse Youth Literature to Pre-Service Professionals
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Becoming an Intersectional Educator: A Developmental Spiral of Critical Consciousness
Learning to perceive systemic societal injustices and commit to social action.
Published in Chapter: Becoming an Intersectional Educator: A Developmental Spiral of Critical Consciousness; From: Supporting Early Career Teachers With Research-Based Practices
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Chapter 10
The Critical Language Reflection Tool: Promoting Critical Reflection and Critical Consciousness in TESOL Educators
The process through which oppressed people learn to critically analyze the social conditions causing their marginalization and act to change perceived inequities ( Freire, 1970 ).
Published in Chapter: The Critical Language Reflection Tool: Promoting Critical Reflection and Critical Consciousness in TESOL Educators; From: TESOL Guide for Critical Praxis in Teaching, Inquiry, and Advocacy
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Multilingual Writing Support: Fostering Critical Consciousness Through One-to-One Writing Conferencing
An educational process in which one reflects on one’s own sociopolitical positionality, recognizes the effects of power and privilege on individuals and groups, and develops the self-efficacy needed to challenge systemic injustices.
Published in Chapter: Multilingual Writing Support: Fostering Critical Consciousness Through One-to-One Writing Conferencing; From: TESOL Guide for Critical Praxis in Teaching, Inquiry, and Advocacy
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Critical Consciousness Checklist
Guiding students towards social justice through the use of reflection and subsequent action.
Published in Chapter: Critical Consciousness Checklist; From: TESOL Guide for Critical Praxis in Teaching, Inquiry, and Advocacy
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Chapter 12
The Future of Composition Studies: Reconstructing the Past
An ideology created by Paulo Freire to bring an awareness to the social and political contradictions within society, especially against the oppressed.
Published in Chapter: The Future of Composition Studies: Reconstructing the Past; From: Futuristic and Linguistic Perspectives on Teaching Writing to Second Language Students
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Chapter 9
Challenging Fear and Hate: Caring and Compassion as Essential Components of a Critical Pedagogy School Curriculum
The ability to name and call out systems of oppression through critical dialog and reflection that promotes social transformation.
Published in Chapter: Challenging Fear and Hate: Caring and Compassion as Essential Components of a Critical Pedagogy School Curriculum; From: Handbook of Research on Diversity and Social Justice in Higher Education
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Culturally Responsive Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (SEAD): Three Case Studies Implementing SEAD
The intellectual capacity to think holistically, recognize, and analyze institutionalized constructs for effectiveness and inequalities, and the commitment to take action to improve the system through critical reflection and dialog that promotes social transformation. This complex educational process of learning focuses on achieving an in-depth understanding of the world that in turn allows for the exposure of social and political contradictions. (Modified from Pollard, 2020; Rossatto, 2020).
Published in Chapter: Culturally Responsive Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (SEAD): Three Case Studies Implementing SEAD; From: Leading Schools With Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (SEAD)
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Chapter 7
Towards an Anti-Racist, Culturally Responsive, and LGBTQ+ Inclusive Education: Developing Critically-Conscious Educational Leaders
The ability to recognize and unearth inequities and hegemonic structures in society through normalized policies, practices, and procedures.
Published in Chapter: Towards an Anti-Racist, Culturally Responsive, and LGBTQ+ Inclusive Education: Developing Critically-Conscious Educational Leaders; From: Cases on Academic Program Redesign for Greater Racial and Social Justice
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What Sparks Critical Learning?: Exploring the Dialogical Teaching Context Facilitated in the LEAD Course
A complex educational process of learning that focuses on achieving an in-depth understanding of the world that in turn allows for the perception and exposure of social and political contradictions. It is the intellectual capacity to think holistically and critically about one’s conditions and may lead to the highest development of one’s thought and action.
Published in Chapter: What Sparks Critical Learning?: Exploring the Dialogical Teaching Context Facilitated in the LEAD Course; From: Handbook of Research on Leadership Experience for Academic Direction (LEAD) Programs for Student Success
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Chapter 15
Reflecting on Race and Health Outcomes: Through the Eyes of a Pre-Health Professional Student
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Chapter 7
Moving Toward a Third Generation of Medical Education: Integrating Transformational Learning Principles in Health Professions Education
Originally explicated by Paulo Freire, a person develops critical consciousness when they utilize a critical perspective to examine societies and societal systems that are oppressive and are unjust to socially disadvantaged populations.
Published in Chapter: Moving Toward a Third Generation of Medical Education: Integrating Transformational Learning Principles in Health Professions Education; From: Handbook of Research on Transdisciplinary Knowledge Generation
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Chapter 7
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Analysis of Cultural Dispositions in Teacher Education
A framework to identify and analyze systems of inequality, while also engaging in action to dismantle these oppressive systems.
Published in Chapter: Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Analysis of Cultural Dispositions in Teacher Education; From: Dispositional Development and Assessment in Teacher Preparation Programs
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Instructional Framework for Integrating Cross-Cultural Content Using Culturally Responsive and Linguistically Affirming Pedagogies
The development of self-awareness through a liberatory educational process that promotes the search of self-affirmation and engagement in the historical process through action.
Published in Chapter: Instructional Framework for Integrating Cross-Cultural Content Using Culturally Responsive and Linguistically Affirming Pedagogies; From: Handbook of Research on Race, Culture, and Student Achievement
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