THE TEP BOOK
The book provides the scientific foundation for the rigorous use and adaptation of Transformative-Emancipatory Pedagogy (TEP)® across contexts and fields
Transformative-Emancipatory Pedagogy (TEP) to Reimagine Education: Tackling Controversies in Diverse Settings
This book presents TEP as a rigorous, research-based approach to teaching controversial and sensitive issues in diverse contexts. It combines philosophical and theoretical foundations with concrete empirical evidence, offering academics, educators, and practitioners a framework that can be adapted across disciplines, institutions, and social settings.
Author: Teresa M. Cappiali
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2025
Format: Open Access
KEY INSIGHTS
Based on 13 years of research and practice at the crossroads of education and the social sciences, this book offers educators, leaders, and practitioners concrete tools to address sensitive and controversial topics, foster inclusion, and contribute to shaping the future of learning. Drawing on sustained empirical work across higher education and non-formal educational settings, it positions TEP as a consolidated, research-based pedagogical framework grounded in rigorous scholarship and extensive field experience.
At the same time, the book situates TEP as a pedagogical framework in expansion. While firmly rooted in its original contexts of development, TEP aspires to become a bold and widely applicable pedagogical approach, capable of being adapted across disciplines, educational levels, and institutional settings. In this sense, the book presents TEP as one possible way forward within the broader shift currently unfolding in education, an evolution that is intentional, progressive, and carried out in continuous dialogue with local contexts and practitioners.
ENDORSEMENTS
“This book is an extraordinary contribution to build new transformative and emancipatory pedagogies. A great book, a must-read.”
— António Nóvoa, Member of the UNESCO International Commission on The Futures of Education; Honorary President, University of Lisbon; Former Ambassador of Portugal at UNESCO
“This is a groundbreaking work that offers a profound exploration of Transformative-Emancipatory Pedagogy (TEP). Essential for educators committed to fostering equity and social justice, this book is an invaluable resource that inspires and equips readers to reimagine education for a better, more inclusive future.”
— Michalinos Zembylas, Professor, Open University of Cyprus, Greece
“Cappiali’s fascinating book is a boon to instructors navigating controversial and sensitive topics in hyper-diverse classrooms. Basic TEP concepts are presented and illustrated across disciplines and educational levels, providing essential tools for today’s teachers.”
— Jeffrey G. Reitz, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto
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