Introduction Part 1: Identity, Learning, and Social Problems Identity, Motivation, and Recognition Linguistic Identity Affective and Imagistic Identity Identity Integration and Defenses Identity Structure Part II: Identity-Undermining Pedagogies Teachers' Identities as Obstacles to Radical Pedagogy Authoritarian and Establishment Pedagogies Pedagogies of Resistance and Empowerment Historicism as Obstacle to Radical Pedagogy Part III: Developing Teachers' Identities Self Analysis for Teachers Generative Identity and the Need To Teach Part IV: Promoting Students' Identity Development Supporting Pro-Social Identity Contents Promoting Identity Integration Developing Students' Identity Structures

Radical Pedagogy articulates a new theory of identity based on recent research in psychoanalysis, social psychology and cognitive science. It explains how developing identity is a prerequisite for developing intelligence, personal well being, and the amelioration of social problems, including violence, prejudice and substance abuse.

Mark Bracher is Professor of English at Kent State University, USA.