Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Producing success Producing success Peter Demerath The result of four years at Midwestern "Wilton High," this book seeks to understand the merciless, competitive culture of an upper-middle-class American high school, showing the various things parent… OL13775304W
Black students-Middle class teachers Black students-Middle class teachers Jawanza Kunjufu This compelling look at the relationship between the majority of African American students and their teachers provides answers and solutions to the hard-hitting questions facing education in today's … OL15967537W
Research on schools, neighborhoods, and communities Research on schools, neighborhoods, and communities William F. Tate "This volume focuses on research and theoretical developments related to the role of place or geography in matters of education, human development, and health. Multiple disciplinary perspectives are … OL16126435W
Education and social change Education and social change John L. Rury "This brief, interpretive history of American schooling focuses on the evolving relationship between education and social change. Like its predecessors, this new edition investigates the impact of so… OL16342788W
Teaching social foundations of education Teaching social foundations of education Dan W. Butin "This book is the first comprehensive, critical examination of the theory and pedagogy of the field of social foundations of education and its relevance and role within teacher education." "This volu… OL18413728W
The way schools work The way schools work Kathleen Bennett DeMarrais,Kathleen Bennett de Marrais,Margaret LeCompte xiv, 301 p. ; 23 cm OL1888711W
Whose America? Culture Wars in the Public Schools Whose America? Culture Wars in the Public Schools Jonathan Zimmerman "What do America's children learn about American history, American values and human decency? Who decides? In this book, Jonathan Zimmerman tells the dramatic story of conflict, compromise and more co… OL1980548W
Mission High Mission High Kristina Rizga "It's easier for a journalist to embed with the Army than to go behind the scenes at an American public school. Kristina Rizga spent an unprecedented four years reporting from the classrooms and hall… OL20006293W
Teachers, schools, and society Teachers, schools, and society Myra Sadker,David Miller Sadker "Combining the brevity of a streamlined Introduction to Education text with the support package of a much more expensive book, the brief edition of Teachers, Schools, and Society encourages experienc… OL49718W