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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Social class, social action, and education Social class, social action, and education Aaron Schutz "Middle-class progressives in the early twentieth century wanted to transform a corrupt and chaotic industrial America into an "authentic" democracy, but they were arguably led astray by their privil… OL15455447W
Engaged pedagogy, enraged pedagogy Engaged pedagogy, enraged pedagogy Tony Monchinski "The assault comes in the guise of 'accountability' and 'choice', cloaking itself in the 'scientifically-proven' with an over-emphasis of data. It combines a vilification of organized labor along wit… OL16943099W
A radical democratic critique of capitalist education A radical democratic critique of capitalist education Richard A. Brosio xix, 635 p. ; 23 cm OL1928495W
Protecting the right to teach and learn Protecting the right to teach and learn James Daly In recent years, challenges to what gets read, taught, and learned in schools have increased. With the aim of protecting the academic freedom of individuals and groups across political and religious … OL20596086W
Educating the "Right" Way Educating the "Right" Way Michael W. Apple Educating the "Right" Way provided a detailed and systematic critical analysis of the growing power of conservative movements in educational policy and practice.. Since its publication, the worrisome… OL2904523W
The Political Use of Racial Narratives The Political Use of Racial Narratives Richard A. Pride "Arguing that politics is essentially a contest for meaning and telling a story is an elemental political act, Richard A. Pride lays bare the history of school desegregation in Mobile, Alabama, to de… OL2927728W
Governing education Governing education Andrew McPherson First published in 1988, this book describes government attempts to control educational changes since 1945 and the resulting implications for contemporary explanations of schooling and the state in B… OL4703471W
Wheels in the head Wheels in the head Joel H. Spring Wheels in the Head analyzes the ideas of traditional and nontraditional philosophers from Plato to Paulo Freire regarding the contribution of education to the creation of a democratic society. Each s… OL83729W