ABSTRACT

This chapter provides a pedagogical framework for the book, drawing upon relevant research and practice in traditions such as critical pedagogy and democratic education as well as examples from pop culture and my own experiences as an educator. It highlights key concepts that may help readers most effectively implement the arguments made in the book in their educational efforts and specifically encourages the development of pedagogy that is creative, reflexive, student-centered, exciting, experiential, embodied, transformative, and that promotes caring and belonging. Finally, it describes how this pedagogical approach is present within the remaining chapters of the book.