Professor Peter McLaren

One of the most respected and influential educators in North America, Peter McLaren is known the world over for his political activism, his pioneering writings on critical pedagogy, and his trenchant critiques of global capitalism and educational policy. He is the author and editor of over twenty-five books and monographs including Critical Pedagogy and Predatory Culture , Revolutionary Multiculturalism , and Schooling as a Ritual Performance . His work has been published in twelve languages....See more

One of the most respected and influential educators in North America, Peter McLaren is known the world over for his political activism, his pioneering writings on critical pedagogy, and his trenchant critiques of global capitalism and educational policy. He is the author and editor of over twenty-five books and monographs including Critical Pedagogy and Predatory Culture , Revolutionary Multiculturalism , and Schooling as a Ritual Performance . His work has been published in twelve languages. Peter McLaren is professor in the Division of Urban Education at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, University of California. He lectures worldwide on the politics of liberation and is considered one of the central architects of critical pedagogy. He has recently won the Paulo Freire Democratic Projects Award of Social Justice. See less