TY - JOUR
T1 - Reading the Word and Reading the World: The Impact of a Critical Pedagogical Approach to the Teaching of Criminology in
Higher Education
AU - Barton, A.
AU - Corteen, K.
AU - Davies, J.
AU - Hobson, A.
PY - 2010/3
Y1 - 2010/3
N2 - Critical pedagogical approaches are underpinned by the principal that education is an inherently political process which should be concerned with enabling students to be reflective, independent, and critical thinkers. In this paper we argue that facilitating the development of a critical consciousness is an integral part of the teaching of critical criminology in higher education. We contend that it is essential if students are to recognize the broader social and political contexts of their own, and others’, lived experiences and thus be able to challenge political oppressions and domain ideologies. By drawing on a pilot study conducted with final‐year undergraduates from a university in the north west of England, the paper will demonstrate how a critical education (critical in terms of subject content, and teaching practice) can better enable students to develop both academically and, as importantly, with regard to their personal, social, and political consciousness.
AB - Critical pedagogical approaches are underpinned by the principal that education is an inherently political process which should be concerned with enabling students to be reflective, independent, and critical thinkers. In this paper we argue that facilitating the development of a critical consciousness is an integral part of the teaching of critical criminology in higher education. We contend that it is essential if students are to recognize the broader social and political contexts of their own, and others’, lived experiences and thus be able to challenge political oppressions and domain ideologies. By drawing on a pilot study conducted with final‐year undergraduates from a university in the north west of England, the paper will demonstrate how a critical education (critical in terms of subject content, and teaching practice) can better enable students to develop both academically and, as importantly, with regard to their personal, social, and political consciousness.
KW - Criminal Justice
KW - Criminology
KW - Higher Education
U2 - 10.1080/10511250903497917
DO - 10.1080/10511250903497917
M3 - Article (journal)
SN - 1051-1253
VL - 21
SP - 24
EP - 41
JO - Journal of Criminal Justice Education
JF - Journal of Criminal Justice Education
IS - 1
ER -