A critical pedagogy of classroom practice

Abstract

‘Education is a matter of learning the ropes, not of untying them or discovering who is holding them’

(Harris 1979:81)

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John Smyth

John Smyth is Associate Professor in the School of Education, Deakin University, Victoria 3217., Australia. His most recent published books include Learning About Teaching Through Clinical Supervision (Croom Helm, 1986), Educating Teachers: Changing the Nature of Pedagogical Knowledge (Falmer Press, 1987) Critical Perspectives on Educational Leadership (Falmer Press, 1989), and with Gitlin, Teacher Evaluation: Educative Alternatives (Falmer Press, 1989). He is the editor of the Critical Pedagogy Networker and The Australian Administrator.