Greene, Stuart (2008). Literacy as a Civil Right: Reclaiming Social Justice in Literacy Teaching. NY: Peter Lang. Reviewed by Esperanza M. Zenon, Clark Atlanta University

Longo, Nicholas V. (2007). Why Community Matters: Connecting Education with Civic Life. Albany: State University of New York Press. Reviewed by Thalia M. Mulvihill & Jacqueline Hanoman, Ball State University

Gates, Gordon S. (Ed). (2007). Emerging Thought and Research on Student, Teacher, and Administrator Stress and Coping. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. Reviewed by Craig L. Esposito, University of Connecticut

Lagemann, Ellen Condliffe (2000). An Elusive Science: The Troubling History of Education Research. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. Reviewed by Jennifer Nabors, University of Georgia

Pedroni, Thomas C. (2007). Market movements: African American involvement in school voucher reform. NY: Routledge Reviewed by Janelle Scott, University of California at Berkeley

Kirby, Donald J. (2007). Compass for Uncharted Lives: A Model for Values Education. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press Reviewed by Kevin D. Vinson and Melissa B. Wilson, University of Arizona

Karpinski, Carol F. (2008). A Visible Company of Professionals: African Americans and the National Education Association during the Civil Rights Movement. New York: Peter Lang Publishing Reviewed by Christine Woyshner, Temple University

Nakkula, N.J. & Toshalis, E. (2006). Understanding Youth: Adolescent Development for Educators. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press Reviewed by Rosaria Caporrimo, Queens College, City University of New York

Lehman, Barbara (2007). Children’s Literature and Learning: Literary Study Across the Curriculum. New York: Teachers College Press Reviewed by Gloria Griffin Reading, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

Mesmer, Heidi Anne E. (2008). Tools for Matching Readers to Text: Research-Based Practices. New York, NY: Guilford Press. Reviewed by Lynn Columba, Lehigh University

Dimitriadis, Greg. (2008). Studying urban youth culture. New York: Peter Lang. Reviewed by Nathalis Wamba, Queens College, City University of New York

Gasman, Marybeth. (2007). Envisioning Black Colleges: A History of the United Negro College Fund. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press. Reviewed by Haroldo Fontaine, Florida State University

Sinclair, Nathalie (2008). The History of the Geometry Curriculum in the United States. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Inc. Reviewed by David W. Henderson, Cornell University

Glasmeier, Amy K. (2006). An Atlas of Poverty in America: One Nation, Pulling Apart, 1960-2003. NY: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. Reviewed by Carlos Pérez, Chapman University

Morrow, L. M. (2007). Developing literacy in preschool. NY: Guilford Press. Reviewed by Rocio Delgado, Trinity University

Heath, Shirley Brice & Street, Brian V. with Molly Mills. (2008). Ethnography: Approaches to Language and Literacy Research (Language and Literacy Series). New York, NY: Teachers College Press. Reviewed by Diane Collier, University of British Columbia.

Justice, Laura & Vukelich, Carol. (Eds.)(2008). Achieving Excellence in Preschool Literacy Instruction. New York: Guilford Press. Reviewed by Deborah A. Ceglowski, Ball State University.

Bakken, Jeffrey P., & Obiakor, Festus E. (2008). Transition Planning for Students With Disabilities: What Educators and Service Providers Can Do. Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas Reviewed by Veda Jairrels, Clark Atlanta University.

Clark, Margaret M. & Waller, Tim. (2007). Early Childhood Education & Care: Policy and Practice. London: SAGE Publications Reviewed by Amir Al Nizami, University of Colorado, Denver.

Brown II, M. Christopher (Ed.) (2007). Still Not Equal: Expanding Educational Opportunity in Society. NY: Peter Lang. Reviewed by Luke Wood, Arizona State University.

Diem, Josh & Helfenbein, Robert J. (2008). Unsettling Beliefs: Teaching Theory to Teachers. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. Reviewed by Carolyn Vander Schee, Northern Illinois University

Diez, Mary E. & Raths, James (Eds.) (2007). Dispositions in Teacher Education. Charlotte. NC: Information Age Publishing Review by Jan Carpenter, George Fox University

Heath, Chip & Heath, Dan. (2007). Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die. NY: Random House. Reviewed by Daniel Connelly, Auburn University

Gruenewald, D. A., & Smith, G. A. (Eds.) (2008). Place-Based Education in the Global Age: Local Diversity. NY: Lawrence Erlbaum. Reviewed by Samuel S. Perkins, Barry University

Morse, Jane Fowler. (2007). A Level Playing Field: School Finance in the Northeast. Albany, NY. State University of New York Press. Reviewed by Craig L. Esposito, University of Connecticut

Dingerson, Leigh; Miner, Barbara; Peterson, Bob; Walters, Stephanie (Eds.). (2008). Keeping the Promise: The Debate Over Charter Schools. Milwaukee, WI: Rethinking Schools, Ltd. Reviewed by Marjorie Clark, George Washington University

Paras, Eric. (2006). Foucault 2.0: Beyond Power and Knowledge. NY: Other Press. Reviewed by Sam Rocha, Ohio State University

Milson, Andrew J. & Alibrandi, Marsha. (Eds) (2008). Digital Geography: Geospatial Technologies in the Social Studies Classroom. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing Reviewed by Zafer Unal, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg

Connor, David, J. (2008). Urban Narratives: Portraits in Progress: Life at the Intersections of Learning Disability, Race, & Social Class. New York: Peter Lang Publishing. Reviewed by Chinwe Okpalaoka, Ohio State University

Clark, M. M., & Waller, T. (Eds.) (2007). Early childhood education and care: Policy and practice. London: SAGE. Reviewed by Christopher Pierce Brown, University of Texas at Austin

Strong-Wilson, Teresa. (2008). Bringing Memory Forward: Storied Remembrance in Social Justice Education with Teachers. New York: Peter Lang. Reviewed by Patricia H. Hinchey, Pennsylvania State University

McSpadden, Kay. (2007). Notes from a Classroom: Reflections on Teaching. Charlotte, NC: Stampley Enterprise. Reviewed by Stephen D. Hancock, University of North Carolina Charlotte

Welner, Kevin G. & Chi, Wendy C. (Eds.) (2008). Current Issues in Educational Policy and the Law. Charlotte, N.C.: Information Age Publishing, Inc. Reviewed by Robert C. Knoeppel, Clemson University & Deborah A. Verstegen, University of Nevada, Reno

Stern, Barbara Slater (Ed.) (2007). Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Inc. Reviewed by James L. Moseley, Wayne State University

Jeynes, William, & Martinez, Enedina. (Eds.). (2007). Christianity, Education, and Modern Society. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Inc. Reviewed by Terence Beck, University of Puget Sound

Nolan Jr., James, & Hoover, Linda A. (2007). Teacher supervision and evaluation (Updated edition). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. Reviewed by Scott A. Fellows, Housatonic Valley Regional High School, Falls Village, Connecticut

McCluskey, Neal. (2007). Feds in the Classroom: How Big Government Corrupts, Cripples, and Compromises American Education. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. Reviewed by Jonathan Anomaly, University of Virginia

Carper, James C. and Hunt, Thomas C. (2007). The Dissenting Tradition in American Education. NY: Peter Lang. Reviewed by Barbara Slater Stern, James Madison University

Salkind, Neil J. (Ed.) (2008) Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology, 2 vols. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. Reviewed by Paula McMillen, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Russell, Josephine. (2007). How children become moral selves: Building character and promoting citizenship in education. Portland, Oregon: Sussex Academic Press. Reviewed by Steven P. Camicia, Utah State University

Crawford, Keith A. and Foster, Stuart J. (2008) War, Nation, Memory: International Perspectives on World War II in School History Textbooks. Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing. Reviewed by Theodore Christou, Queen's University

McCarthy, Cameron; Durham, Aisha S; Engel, Laura C; Filmer, Alice A; Giardina, Michael D; Malagreca Miguel A. (Eds.) (2007). Globalizing Cultural Studies: Ethnographic Interventions in Theory, Method, and Policy. NY: Peter Lang. Reviewed by Yew-Jin Lee, National Institute of Education, Singapore

King, Kathleen P. & Gura, Mark. (2007). Podcasting for Teachers: Using A New Technology to Revolutionize Teaching and Learning. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Inc. Reviewed by Jing Fu, Michigan State University

Straube, Win. (2007). QGE = A: Quality Generic Education is the Answer. NY : University Press of America Reviewed by Catherine Scott, Swinburne University of Technology

Kiesling, Scott F. & Paulston, Christina Bratt. (Eds.) (2005). Intercultural discourse and communication: The essential readings. Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub. Reviewed by Jorge P. Osterling and Marilyn K. Rahilly, George Mason University

Filene, Peter. (2005). The Joy of Teaching: A Practical Guide for New College Instructors. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press. Reviewed by K B Melear, University of Mississippi

Merry, Michael S. (2007) Culture, Identity, and Islamic Schooling: A Philosophical Approach. NY: Palgrave Macmillan. Reviewed by Bruce A. Collet, Bowling Green State University

Kincheloe, Joe L. (2005). Critical Constructivism. NY: Peter Lang Publishing. Reviewed by Jan Blake, University of Tennessee

Taylor, Kevin M. (2006). American Evangelicals and Religious Diversity: Subcultural Education, Theological Boundaries, and the Relativization of Tradition. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. Reviewed by Matthew Maruggi, University of St. Thomas

Comeaux, Patricia (Ed.). (2005). Assessing Online Learning. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company, Inc. Reviewed by Mikhail Turegun, Oklahoma City Community College

Willis, Arlette Ingram. (2008). Reading comprehension research and testing in the U.S. Undercurrents of race, class, and power in the struggle for meaning. NY: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Reviewed by Margaret-Mary McGivern, York University

Thomas, Angela. (2007). Youth Online: Identity and Literacy in the Digital Age. New York: Peter Lang Publishing. Reviewed by Vance S. Martin, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Bayard, Pierre. (2007). How To Talk About Books You Haven't Read (Jeffery Mehlman, Trans.). New York: Bloomsbury. Reviewed by Michael D. Boatright, University of Georgia

Gillespie, Alex (2006). Becoming Other: From Social Interaction to Self-Reflection. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Inc. Reviewed by Seamus Mulryan, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign

Lee, Jaekyung. (2007). The Testing Gap: Scientific Trials of Test-Driven School Accountability Systems for Excellence and Equity. Charlotte, North Carolina: Information Age Publishing. Reviewed by Monique Herbert, Saad Chahine, & Ruth A. Childs, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto

Shaw, Kathleen; Goldrick-Rab, Sara; Mazzeo, Christopher & Jacobs, Jerry. (2006). Putting Poor People to Work: How the Work-First Idea Eroded College Access for the Poor. New York: Russell Sage Foundation. Reviewed by Fred Koslowski

Ornstein, Allan C.; Pajak, Edward F. & Ornstein, Stacey B. (Eds.) (2007). Contemporary Issues in Curriculum (4th Edition). Boston: Pearson Education. Reviewed by Lynn M. Merklin, Andrews University

Spillane, James P. & Diamond, John B. (2007). Distributed Leadership in Practice. New York: Teachers College Press. Reviewed by Cynthia Carver, Michigan State University

O'Brien, Leigh M. & Swadener, Beth Blue. (2006). Writing the Motherline: Mothers, Daughters, and Education. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. Reviewed by Cynthia Miller Coffel, ACT, Inc.

Null, J. Wesley. (2007). Peerless Educator: The Life and Work of Isaac Leon Kandel. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc. Reviewed by Jon N. Hale, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

House, Ernest R. (2007). Regression to the Mean: A Novel of Evaluation Politics. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. Reviewed by William L. Brown, Michigan Department of Education