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Henry Giroux: Rethinking the Promise of Critical Education
by Chronis Polychroniou, t r u t h o u t | Interview
President-elect Barack Obama has expressed interest in improving public education. (Photo: Reuters)
Academic Chronis Polychroniou interviews Henry Giroux, a professor in English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University. Chronis Polychroniou: I'd like to begin by asking you to give us a brief account of your conceptualization and understanding of education. In the most general sense, I understand education as a moral and political practice whose purpose is not only to introduce students to the great reservoir of diverse intellectual ideas and traditions, but also to engage those inherited bodies of knowledge thorough critical dialogue, analysis and comprehension. »
