Releasing the Imagination: Essays on Education, the Arts, and Social Change by M

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Releasing the Imagination by Maxine Greene Now in Paperback "This remarkable set of essays defines the role of imagination in general education, arts education, aesthetics, literature, and the social and multicultural context. The author argues for schools to be restructured as places where students reach out for meanings and where the previously silenced or unheard may have a voice. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Now in Paperback "This remarkable set of essays defines the role of imagination ingeneral education, arts education, aesthetics, literature, and thesocial and multicultural context.... The author argues for schoolsto be restructured as places where students reach out for meaningsand where the previously silenced or unheard may have a voice. Sheinvites readers to develop processes to enhance and cultivate theirown visions through the application of imagination and the arts.Releasing the Imagination should be required reading for alleducators, particularly those in teacher education, and for generaland academic readers." --Choice "Maxine Greene, with her customary eloquence, makes an impassionedargument for using the arts as a tool for opening minds and forbreaking down the barriers to imagining the realities of worldsother than our own familiar cultures.... There is a strong rhythmto the thoughts, the arguments, and the entire sequence of essayspresented here." --American Journal of Education Back Cover "Releasing the Imagination gives us a vivid portrait of the possibilities of human experience and educations role in its realization. It is a welcome corrective to current pressures for educational conformity."--Elliot W. Eisner, professor of education and art, Stanford UniversityRuminating on themes such as literacy, the arts and aesthetics, pluralism, multiculturalism, and the tensions and passions of caring, Greene carefully considers both the realities of hard economic times and the human requirement for expressiveness. From an account of school restructuring to a rendering of the shapes of literacy, Greenes essays examine the potential releases of imagination in a variety of contexts--in connection with the arts, and in connection with the community that, she hopes, "will some day be called democracy." Flap It is imagination, says Maxine Greene, that opens our eyes to worlds beyond our experience--enabling us to create, care for others, and envision social change. In Releasing the Imagination, this renowned educator and philosopher reveals the critical role of imagination in cognitive and other modes of learning.Ruminating on themes such as literacy, the arts and aesthetics, pluralism, multiculturalism, and the tensions and passions of caring, Greene carefully considers both the realities of hard economic times and the human requirement for expressiveness. She shows that, while todays economic realities require an inevitable emphasis on vocational and technical training, this focus must be counterbalanced by an emphasis on the release of the human imagination and the cultivation of new visions. Greene explains how the arts play a key role in building understanding across differences and in stimulating the capacity to break with the habitual and the taken-for-granted--counteracting the sometimes pervasive sense of futility that overwhelms many of our youth.From an account of school restructuring to a rendering of the shapes of literacy, Greenes essays examine the potential releases of imagination in a variety of contexts--in connection with the arts, and in connection with the community that, she hopes, "will some day be called democracy." Author Biography MAXINE GREENE is professor of philosophy and education and William F. Russell Professor in the Foundations of Education (emeritus), Teachers College, Columbia University, where she is also founder of the Center for the Imagination. She teaches at the Lincoln Center for the Arts. A past president of AERA, AESA, and the Philosophy of Education Society, Greenes previous books include The Dialectic of Freedom (1988) and Landscapes of Learning (1978). Table of Contents Introduction: A Quest for Meaning Part One: Creating Possibilities 1. Seeking Contexts 2. Imagination, Breakthroughs, and the Unexpected 3. Imagination, Community, and the School 4. Consciousness and the Public Space 5. Social Vision and the Dance of Life 6. The Shapes of Childhood Recalled Part Two: Imagination and Education 7. Blue Guitars and the Search for Curriculum 8. Writing to Learn 9. Teaching for Openings 10. Art and Imagination 11. Texts and Margins Part Three: Community in the Making 12. The Passions of Pluralism 13. Standards, Common Learnings, and Diversity 14. Multiple Voices and Multiple Realities Review "This remarkable set of essays defines the role of imagination ingeneral education, arts education, aesthetics, literature, and thesocial and multicultural context.... The author argues for schoolsto be restructured as places where students reach out for meaningsand where the previously silenced or unheard may have a voice. Sheinvites readers to develop processes to enhance and cultivate theirown visions through the application of imagination and the arts.Should be required reading for all educators, particularly those inteacher education, and for general and academic readers."--Choice "Maxine Greene, with her customary eloquence, makes here animpassioned argument for using the arts as a tool for opening mindsand for breaking down the barriers to imagining the realities ofworlds other than our own familiar cultures.... There is a strongrhythm to the thoughts, the arguments, and the entire sequence ofessays presented here." --American Journal of Education "Releasing the Imagination gives us a vivid portrait of thepossibilities of human experience and educations role in itsrealization. It is a welcome corrective to current pressures foreducational conformity." --Elliot W. Eisner, professor of educationand art, Stanford University "Releasing the Imagination challenges all the cant and clichelittering the field of education today. It breaks through theroutine, the frozen, the numbing, the unexamined; it shocks thereader into new awareness." --William Ayers, associate professor,College of Education, University of Illinois, Chicago Long Description "Releasing the Imagination gives us a vivid portrait of the possibilities of human experience and educations role in its realization. It is a welcome corrective to current pressures for educational conformity."--Elliot W. Eisner, professor of education and art, Stanford UniversityRuminating on themes such as literacy, the arts and aesthetics, pluralism, multiculturalism, and the tensions and passions of caring, Greene carefully considers both the realities of hard economic times and the human requirement for expressiveness. From an account of school restructuring to a rendering of the shapes of literacy, Greenes essays examine the potential releases of imagination in a variety of contexts--in connection with the arts, and in connection with the community that, she hopes, "will some day be called democracy." Review Text "This remarkable set of essays defines the role of imagination in general education, arts education, aesthetics, literature, and the social and multicultural context.... The author argues for schools to be restructured as places where students reach out for meanings and where the previously silenced or unheard may have a voice. She invites readers to develop processes to enhance and cultivate their own visions through the application of imagination and the arts. Should be required reading for all educators, particularly those in teacher education, and for general and academic readers." --Choice "Maxine Greene, with her customary eloquence, makes here an impassioned argument for using the arts as a tool for opening minds and for breaking down the barriers to imagining the realities of worlds other than our own familiar cultures.... There is a strong rhythm to the thoughts, the arguments, and the entire sequence of essays presented here." --American Journal of Education "Releasing the Imagination gives us a vivid portrait of the possibilities of human experience and educations role in its realization. It is a welcome corrective to current pressures for educational conformity." --Elliot W. Eisner, professor of education and art, Stanford University "Releasing the Imagination challenges all the cant and cliche littering the field of education today. It breaks through the routine, the frozen, the numbing, the unexamined; it shocks the reader into new awareness." --William Ayers, associate professor, College of Education, University of Illinois, Chicago Review Quote "This remarkable set of essays defines the role of imagination ingeneral education, arts education, aesthetics, literature, and thesocial and multicultural context.... The author argues for schoolsto be restructured as places where students reach out for meaningsand where the previously silenced or unheard may have a voice. Sheinvites readers to develop processes to enhance and cultivate theirown visions through the application of imagination and the arts.Should be required reading for all educators, particularly those inteacher education, and for general and academic readers."--Choice "Maxine Greene, with her customary eloquence, makes here animpassioned argument for using the arts as a tool for opening mindsand for breaking down the barriers to imagining the realities ofworlds other than our own familiar cultures.... There is a strongrhythm to the thoughts, the arguments, and the entire sequence ofessays presented here." --American Journal of Education "Releasing the Imagination gives us a vivid portrait of thepossibilities of human experience and educations role in itsrealization. It is a welcome corrective to current pressures foreducational conformity." --Elliot W. Eisner, professor of educationand art, Stanford University "Releasing the Imagination challenges all the cant and clichelittering the field of education today. It breaks through theroutine, the frozen, the numbing, the unexamined; it shocks thereader into new awareness." --William Ayers, associate professor,College of Education, University of Illinois, Chicago Promotional "Headline" "This remarkable set of essays defines the role of imagination in general education, arts education, aesthetics, literature, and the social and multicultural context.... The author argues for schools to be restructured as places where students reach out for meanings and where the previously silenced or unheard may have a voice. She invites readers to develop processes to enhance and cultivate their own visions through the application of imagination and the arts. Should be required reading for all educators, particularly those in teacher education, and for general and academic readers." --Choice "Maxine Greene, with her customary eloquence, makes here an impassioned argument for using the arts as a tool for opening minds and for breaking down the barriers to imagining the realities of worlds other than our own familiar cultures.... There is a strong rhythm to the thoughts, the arguments, and the entire sequence of essays presented here." --American Journal of Education "Releasing the Imagination gives us a vivid portrait of the possibilities of human experience and educations role in its realization. It is a welcome corrective to current pressures for educational conformity." --Elliot W. Eisner, professor of education and art, Stanford University "Releasing the Imagination challenges all the cant and cliche littering the field of education today. It breaks through the routine, the frozen, the numbing, the unexamined; it shocks the reader into new awareness." --William Ayers, associate professor, College of Education, University of Illinois, Chicago Feature Greene explains how the arts play a key role in building understanding across differences and in stimulating the capacity to break the habitual and the taken for granted--counteracting the sometimes pervasive sense of futility that overwhelms many of our youth. She shows that while todays economic realities require an inevitable emphasis on vocational and technical training, this focus must be counterbalanced by an emphasis on the release of the human imagination an the cultivation of new visions. Details ISBN0787900818 Author Maxine Greene Series Jossey-Bass Education (Hardcover) Language English ISBN-10 0787900818 ISBN-13 9780787900816 Media Book Year 1995 Imprint Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S. Country of Publication United States Short Title RELEASING THE IMAGINATION Place of Publication New York Format Paperback Residence New York City, NY, US Affiliation Professor Teachers College, Columbia Univ. in New York Edition 0006th Illustrations black & white illustrations Subtitle Essays on Education, the Arts, and Social Change DOI 10.1604/9780787900816 UK Release Date 1995-06-29 AU Release Date 1995-06-29 NZ Release Date 1995-06-29 US Release Date 1995-06-29 Pages 232 Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc Publication Date 1995-06-29 Alternative 9780787952914 DEWEY 370.157 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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