Pedagogies of Quiet: Silence and Social Justice in the Classroom

Pedagogies of Quiet explores why and how teachers can incorporate a quiet praxis into their classrooms, focusing on the historical and theoretical forces that shape classroom participation and providing student-centered insights and practices. It comes just in time to respond to the impact of social media on learning, the youth mental health crisis, and the covid era of teaching and learning.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 230 pages
Publication date: 16 April 2024
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Pedagogies of Quiet: Silence and Social Justice in the Classroom is a book that explores the role of silence and social justice in the classroom. It was written by a teacher who was frustrated with a room full of quiet students and wanted to find ways to incorporate a quiet praxis into their teaching. The book focuses on the historical and theoretical forces that shape classroom participation, particularly the experiences of marginalized students such as LGBTQ students and introverted students. Edwards takes the reader on a journey into an intersectional pedagogical praxis that sees the value of collective classroom silence and provides student-centered insights and practices. The book is grounded in empirical data, which explores students' feelings about verbal classroom participation. The themes that emerge from student surveys are used to shape the suggested practices that shape pedagogies of quiet. Given the complex realities of 21st century history and life, Pedagogies of Quiet comes just in time to help respond to the impact of social media on learning, the youth mental health crisis, and the COVID-19 era of teaching and learning.

Weight: 318g
Dimension: 229 x 151 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781475867817