Education Review

Volume 8 2001

  • Apple, Michael W. (1996) Cultural Politics and Education. Reviewed by Dieter Misgeld, The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto

  • John-Steiner, Vera. (2000). Creative Collaboration. Reviewed by Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Tech

  • Ravitch, Diane (2000). Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reforms. Reviewed by Herbert Zimiles, Arizona State University

  • Kennedy, Donald. (1997). Academic Duty. Reviewed by Courtney Welch, Texas Woman's University

  • Lindsey, Randall B.; Robins, Nuri; & Terrell, Raymond D. (1999). Cultural Proficiency: A Manual for School Leaders. Reviewed by Brenda Campbell Jones, Azusa Pacific University

  • Westhues, Kenneth. (1998). Eliminating Professors: A Guide to the Dismissal Process. Reviewed by Peggy Brandt Brown, University of North Texas

  • Cherryholmes, Cleo H. (1999). Reading Pragmatism. Reviewed by Gail Masuchika Boldt, The University of Iowa

  • Birnbaum, Robert. (2000). Management fads in higher education: Where they come from, what they do, why they fail. Reviewed by Bob Barnetson, Alberta Colleges

  • Chomsky, Noam. (2000). Chomsky on MisEducation. Reviewed by Michael W. Apple, University of Wisconsin, Madison

  • Eric Schlosser. (2001). Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. Reviewed by Michael W. Apple, University of Wisconsin, Madison

  • Hayes, Elizabeth; Flannery, Daniele D. with Brooks, Ann; Tisdell, Elizabeth; and Hugo, Jane. (2000). Women as Learners: The Significance of Gender in Adult Learning. Reviewed by Richard W. Race, Keele University

  • Burbules, Nicholas C. and Callister Jr., Thomas A. (2000). Watch IT: The risks and promises of information technology for education. Reviewed by Lynda Tisa, University of Delaware and Eugene Matusov, University of Delaware

  • Smart, John C., Feldman, Kenneth A., and Ethington, Corinna A. (2000). Academic Disciplines: Holland's Theory and the Study of College Students and Faculty. Reviewed by Marc Cutright, Johns Hopkins University

  • Nussbaum, Martha. (2000). Women and human development: The capabilities approach. Reviewed by John Ambrosio, University of Washington

  • Bowers, C. A. (2000). Let Them Eat Data: How Computers Affect Education, Cultural Diversity, and the Prospects of Ecological Sustainability. Reviewed by Bryan R. Warnick, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Ross, E. Wayne. (2001). The Social Studies Curriculum: Purposes, Problems, and Possibilities (Revised Edition). Reviewed by Patrick McQuillan, Lynch School of Education, Boston College

  • Dooley, David. (2001). Social Research Methods. (Fourth Edition) Reviewed by W. Paul Vogt, Illinois State University

  • Dahlström Lars (Ed.). (2000). Namibian Educators Research Their Own Practice: Critical Practitioner Inquiry in Namibia. Reviewed by Christine Capacci Carneal, Florida State University

  • Ravitch, Diane. (2000). Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reforms. Reviewed by John L. Rury, DePaul University

  • Juvonen, Jaana and Graham, Sandra. (Eds.) (2001). Peer Harassment in School. The Plight of the Vulnerable and Victimized. Reviewed by Ruth Rees, Queen's University

  • Finkin, Matthew W. (1996). The Case For Tenure. Reviewed by Peggy Brandt Brown, University of North Texas

  • Kennedy, Kerry (Editor). (1997). Citizenship Education and the Modern State. Reviewed by Leslie J. Limage, UNESCO, Paris

  • Stromquist, Nelly P. and Monkman, Karen. (Editors). (2000). Globalization and Education: Integration and Contestation Across Cultures. 2nd Edition. Reviewed by Donald B. Holsinger, Brigham Young University

  • Halaby, Mona Hajjar. (2000). Belonging: Creating Community in the Classroom. Reviewed by Amy Klutzke, Purdue University

  • Meister, Jeanne C. (1998). Corporate universities: Lessons in building a world-class work force. (Rev. ed.). Reviewed by Gene E. Fusch, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

  • Anijar, Karen. (2000). Teaching Toward the 24th Century: Star Trek as Social Curriculum. Reviewed by Peter Appelbaum, Arcadia University

  • Fields, A. Belden and Feinberg, Walter. (2001). Education and Democratic Theory: Finding a Place for Community Participation in Public School Reform Reviewed by Stacy Smith, Bates College

  • Leedy, Paul. D, and Ormrod, Jeanne E. (2001). Practical Research: Planning and Design. (7th Ed.). Reviewed by Marie Miller-Whitehead, Tennessee Valley Educators for Excellence

  • DiGiulio, Robert C. (2001). Educate, Medicate, or Litigate? What Teachers, Parents, and Administrators Must Do about Student Behavior. Reviewed by Nelda R. Cockman, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  • Baron, S., Field, J., and Schuller, T. (2000) Social Capital: Critical Perspectives. Reviewed by Richard W. Race Keele University

  • Jackson, Philip W. (1998). John Dewey and the Lessons of Art. Reviewed by Tracie E. Costantino, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Byrnes, J.P. (2001). Minds, Brains and Learning: Understanding the Psychological and Educational Relevance of Neuroscientific Research. Reviewed by Simon M. McCrea, University of Alberta

  • Fernando Reimers (Ed.).(2000). Unequal Schools, Unequal Chances: The Challenges to Equal Opportunity in the Americas. Reviewed by James J. Harrington, Boston College

  • Patton, Sarah, and Mondale, Sarah, (Producers). (2001). School: The Story of American Public Education. Reviewed by Sherman Dorn, University of South Florida

  • Neuman, S.B. & Dickinson, D.K. (Eds.). (2001). Handbook of Early Literacy Research. Reviewed by Catherine O'Callaghan, Iona College

  • Fischman, Gustavo E. (2000). Imagining Teachers: Rethinking Gender Dynamics in Teacher Education. Reviewed by Karen Monkman and Rachel Sutz, Florida State University

  • Hocking, Brent; Haskell, Johnna; and Linds, Warren. (Eds.) (2001) Unfolding Bodymind: Exploring Possibility Through Education, Volume Three of the Foundations of Holistic Education Series. Reviewed by Jack Whitehead, University of Bath

  • Morgan, Susan E., Reichert, Tom, & Harrison, Tyler R. (2002). From Numbers to Words: Reporting Statistical Results for the Social Sciences. Reviewed by Lise DeShea, University of Kentucky

  • Millman, Jason (Ed.). (1997). Grading Teachers, Grading Schools: Is Student Achievement a Valid Evaluation Measure? Reviewed by Marie Miller-Whitehead, Tennessee Valley Educators for Excellence

  • Willinsky, John. (1998). Learning to Divide the World: Education at Empire's End. Reviewed by Tom Barone, Arizona State University

  • McLaren, Peter (2000). Che Guevara, Paulo Freire, and the Pedagogy of Revolution. Ruth Rikowski, University of Greenwich, London

  • Freire, Paulo. (2000). Pedagogy of the Oppressed (30th Anniversary Edition). Reviewed by Gail Kidd Purdue University

  • Cook, Vivian (2001). Second Language Learning and Language Teaching (3rd Edition). Reviewed by Marysia Johnson, Arizona State University

  • Martella, Ronald C.; Nelson, Ronald; and Marchand-Martella, Nancy E. (1999). Research Methods: Learning to Become a Critical Research Consumer. Reviewed by Ann M. Jablonski, Marywood University

  • Janice Ross (2000). Moving Lessons: Margaret H'Doubler and the Rise of Dance in American Education. Reviewed by Donald S. Blumenfeld-Jones, Arizona State University

  • McDonald, Janet.(1999). Project Girl. Ursula Casanova, Arizona State University

  • Power, Thomas J., Karustis, James L., & Habboushe, Dina F. (2001). Homework Success for Children with ADHD: A Family-School Intervention Program. Kathleen Rutowski, Arizona State University

  • Batory, Joseph P. (1999). Yo! Joey!: The Unique Memoirs of an Unusual School Superintendent. Reviewed by Helen C. Sobehart, Duquesne University

  • Herrnstein, Richard and Murray, Charles. (1994). The Bell Curve: Class Structure and the Future of America. Reviewed by John C. Culbertson University of Kansas