Reflections on Critical Thinking in Education from the Approaches of McLaren, Giroux, Castells, and Macedo

Authors

  • Luis Gerardo Meza Cascante Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Costa Rica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15359/rep.6-1.1

Keywords:

education, teachers' training, traditional practices, dominant ideology, educational process, critical knowledge, politics and power

Abstract

This article presents a critical analysis based on the Giroux and McLaren works. It is oriented to establish the different practices that have been used in the teachers' formtion through behaviorist and constructivist approaches. This authors' analysis can help readers to clarify their ideological position.

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Published

2011-07-07

How to Cite

Meza Cascante, L. G. (2011). Reflections on Critical Thinking in Education from the Approaches of McLaren, Giroux, Castells, and Macedo. Ensayos Pedagógicos Journal, 6(1), 17-36. https://doi.org/10.15359/rep.6-1.1

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2011): January-June

Section

Essays

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How to Cite

Meza Cascante, L. G. (2011). Reflections on Critical Thinking in Education from the Approaches of McLaren, Giroux, Castells, and Macedo. Ensayos Pedagógicos Journal, 6(1), 17-36. https://doi.org/10.15359/rep.6-1.1

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