Hinchey (education, Penn State U., U. of Colorado at Boulder, and Arizona State U.) introduces aspects of critical theory to help teachers explore and use alternatives in teaching. She explains concepts like epistemology, hegemony, praxis, cultural capital, instrumental rationality and post-formalism, social reproduction and resistance, and critical consciousness, and presents real world examples that relate to them. This edition has been revised to connect theories to contemporary examples and references to current thinking and writing. Each chapter now includes suggestions for further reading. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)