The Author: Joe L. Kincheloe, Canada Research Chair in Critical Pedagogy at McGill University and founder of The Paulo and Nita Freire International Project for Critical Pedagogy, is a scholar of critical pedagogy, research, cognition, curriculum, and cultural studies. Kincheloe's recent book with Peter McLaren, Critical Pedagogy: Where Are We Now? (Lang, 2007) is a best-selling look at the future of critical pedagogy. His other books include: Teachers as Researchers: Qualitative Paths to Empowerment (2002); Critical Constructivism Primer (Lang, 2005); and Changing Multiculturalism: New Times, New Curriculum (with Shirley Steinberg, 1997).