Challenging Technopoly: The Vision of John Henry
And herein lies the irony of the situation, certainly as for as African Americans were concerned. On one hand the machine was regarded as a curse because it represented a threat to employees. But the...
View ArticleRace, Culture, and Education: The Selected Works of James A. Banks
James A. Banks has here collected twenty-one of his most important and best works from across the span of his career, drawing out the major themes that have shaped the field of multicultural education.
View ArticleCourting Failure: How School Finance Lawsuits Exploit Judges' Good Intentions...
The expert contributors to this volume assess recent court actions in school adequacy lawsuits and their impact on student outcomes. They show that simply throwing more resources at the problem has not...
View ArticlePlacing the Academy: Essays on Landscape, Work, and Identity
A set of creative writers here responds to the call for literature that addresses who we are by understanding where we are—where, for each of them, being somehow part of the academy. Their...
View ArticleParticipation and the Pursuit of Equality
This book is a tribute to a leading researcher in participation studies, as well as a look back to the lessons to be drawn from past struggles to secure greater equity for marginalised groups, and...
View ArticleTreasures of a Teacher's Heart
Beloved and award-winning grade-school teacher Ann Moehrle Scotland adds the K of kindness to the three Rs of reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic as she empowers her young students to nurture their...
View ArticleTooning in: Essays on Popular Culture and Education
The scope and theme of Tooning In aim to insert into the debate surrounding so-called 'popular culture' and its role in shaping society specific perspectives regarding popular culture and adolescents'...
View ArticleThe Educated Person: Toward a New Paradigm for Liberal Education
The central argument of this book is that the interrelated ideas of the educated person and a liberal education are in need of serious rethinking. The book contributes to this rethinking through an...
View ArticleWriting against the Curriculum: Anti-Disciplinarity in the Writing and...
Writing against the Curriculum responds to the popularity of Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) and similar programs in U.S. higher education. Essays by administrators, faculty, and...
View ArticleThe Complete Guide to Writing Effective College Applications & Essays:...
Applying to college can be one of the most stressful times in a student's life. Not only are you faced with the task of finding the perfect school for you, but you also have to find scholarships to be...
View ArticleLearning from the Children: Reflecting on Teaching
Gathering of heartening, true stories that facilitate individual growth and inspire teachers.
View ArticleBuddha in the Classroom: Zen Wisdom to Inspire Teachers
Donna Quesada had been teaching for about a dozen years when the first signs of burnout hit her. Rather than give into her frustration, she reached for Buddha's teachings—the Zen wisdom that...
View ArticleGrammar for Improving Writing and Reading in Secondary School
<p>This practical book is chiefly intended to help English teachers tackle an area of the new English programme that causes anxiety and about which a large proportion are still uncertain:...
View ArticleThe Muses Go to School: Inspiring Stories About the Importance of Arts in...
What do Whoopi Goldberg, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Rosie Perez, and Phylicia Rashad have in common? A transformative encounter with the arts during their school years. Whether attending a play for the...
View ArticleAn Illinois Sampler: Teaching and Research on the Prairie
How world-class research makes its way into lecture halls and seminar rooms
View ArticleSwinging Pendulums: Cautionary Tales for Early Childhood Education
Thought- and discussion-provoking essays on timely and familiar educational topics.
View ArticleLoose Sallies of the Mind
Over time, one gets observant as well as curious over the frailties of fellow humans. Being a student of literature, I was learning the more sensitive ways of responding to human vagaries. So when my...
View ArticleA New Education for New Minds: A Conversation about Mind-Centered Learning
<p>The education system provides a great way to peer into the potential of the human mind, but it's come up short in unleashing it.</p><p>Marquis R. Nave, who has taught English at...
View ArticleLetters to a Young Teacher
In these affectionate letters to Francesca, a first grade teacher at an inner-city school in Boston, Jonathan Kozol vividly describes his repeated visits to her classroom while, under Francesca's...
View ArticleTeaching Stories: An Anthology on the Power of Learning and Literature
In this remarkable anthology, some of the world's greatest writers provide a master class on the transformative power of learning and literature. Culled from a course developed by Pulitzer...
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