Women and Pedagogy: Education through Autobiographical Narrative

by Pattie C.S. Burke

Overview

The author presents her stories with wit, passion, empathy, and deeply honest emotion. Men as well as women, teachers as well as students—-all will gain insight into the value of pursuing autobiographical writing as a tool for understanding self, schools, and society. A Foreword by curriculum scholar Susan H. Edgarton, and response essays by noted educators are an important component of this book. Referred to as a “force of nature”, Burke brings her unique energy to every page of this important volume. Burke’s stories and poems are a poignant collection of self-exploration, writing, and teaching. Teachers, mothers, and learners alike will find value in this colorful and meaningful volume.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781891928352
Publisher:	Educator's International Press
Publication date:	06/01/2014
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	282
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 2.70(d)

About the Author

PATTIE C.S. BURKE is a retired educator, artist, interior designer, and consultant. She taught art, art history, and architecture in the 1970s at De La Salle High School in New Orleans, and she taught Interior Design Studio on the 1980s in the College of Architecture at Arizona State University in Tempe. Since retiring she has directed her creative energy toward writing, producing work in a variety of genres with concentration on autobiographical narratives and poetry.

Editorial Reviews

Pattie Burke has inspired and delighted the graduate students in our Leadership Academy with readings from her autobiographical narratives and poems. Pattie’s work is truly remarkable!

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