Bücher der Reihe Critical Constructions: Studies on Education and Society

What is a charter school? Where do they come from? Who promotes them, and why? What are they supposed to do? Are they the silver bullet to the ills plaguing the American public education system? This book provides a comprehensive and accessible overview and analysis of charter schools and their many dimensions.

What is a charter school? Where do they come from? Who promotes them, and why? What are they supposed to do? Are they the silver bullet to the ills plaguing the American public education system? This book provides a comprehensive and accessible overview and analysis of charter schools and their many dimensions.

Promotes the use of read alouds with Native American children in order to develop oral language, vocabulary and background knowledge. In addition, American Indian English and Standard English are discussed as issues for Native American Children.

Lays out a qualitative, collective case study designed to assess how students in a secondary Latina/Latino Literature class began to think dialectically about issues of social justice. By using various methods of data collection, the author ascertained how the students' thoughts and perceptions of Latinas/Latinos in the US changed over the course of the study.

Offers a political, poetic, and practical handbook for facilitating discussion. Creating more participation and equality during discussions can help create the conditions for social change. Elements of Discussion includes practical tips, techniques, and reflective questions through which it firmly and sensitively suggests to readers how to facilitate discussions across contexts.

No book has ever presented a selection of writings of anarchists from the Portuguese speaking world to an English speaking audience. In The Luso-Anarchist Reader, writings by feminist radicals such as Maria Lacerda de Moura and anarchist communists such as Neno Vasco are made available in English for the first time.

No book has ever presented a selection of writings of anarchists from the Portuguese speaking world to an English speaking audience. In The Luso-Anarchist Reader, writings by feminist radicals such as Maria Lacerda de Moura and anarchist communists such as Neno Vasco are made available in English for the first time.

Includes the most popular essays from The Hampton Institute: A Working-Class Think Tank. The essays are the products of a collective of organic intellectuals united by the task of clarifying our political moment, sparking a revival in working-class intellectualism, and pushing the revolutionary struggles of our day forward.

Includes the most popular essays from The Hampton Institute: A Working-Class Think Tank. The essays are the products of a collective of organic intellectuals united by the task of clarifying our political moment, sparking a revival in working-class intellectualism, and pushing the revolutionary struggles of our day forward.

Advances the notion of decency in relation to democracy, and is underpinned by an analysis of meaningful, critically-engaged education. The book includes three sections: Constructing Meanings for Democracy and Decency; Justice for All as Praxis; and Social Justice in Action for Democracy, Decency, and Diversity: International Perspectives.

Advances the notion of decency in relation to democracy, and is underpinned by an analysis of meaningful, critically-engaged education. The book includes three sections: Constructing Meanings for Democracy and Decency; Justice for All as Praxis; and Social Justice in Action for Democracy, Decency, and Diversity: International Perspectives.

Explores how the neoliberal agenda is impacting educational policy formation, teaching and learning, and relationships between institutions of higher education and communities. Also examined is how the global community has gradually become conscious of the ideological doctrine and how it is responsible for human suffering and misery.

Explores how the neoliberal agenda is impacting educational policy formation, teaching and learning, and relationships between institutions of higher education and communities. Also examined is how the global community has gradually become conscious of the ideological doctrine and how it is responsible for human suffering and misery.

Explores how the neoliberal agenda is impacting educational policy formation, teaching and learning, and relationships between K-12 schools and communities. Also examined is how the global community has gradually become conscious of the ideological doctrine and how it is responsible for human suffering and misery.

Explores how the neoliberal agenda is impacting educational policy formation, teaching and learning, and relationships between K-12 schools and communities. Also examined is how the global community has gradually become conscious of the ideological doctrine and how it is responsible for human suffering and misery.

This revamped and updated second edition will speak to all who are concerned about the future of education and its relation to a robust, participatory democracy. The perspectives offered by a diverse collection of contributors provide a glimpse into the complex, multilayered factors that shape, and are shaped by, education institutions today.

This revamped and updated second edition will speak to all who are concerned about the future of education and its relation to a robust, participatory democracy. The perspectives offered by a diverse collection of contributors provide a glimpse into the complex, multilayered factors that shape, and are shaped by, education institutions today.

Arising from the street corners and underground clubs, Rebel Music, challenges standardized schooling and argues for equity, peace, and justice. Rebel Music is an important, one-of-a-kind book that takes readers through fun, radical, educational chapters examining Hip Hop and Punk songs, with each section addressing a particular social issue.

Arising from the street corners and underground clubs, Rebel Music, challenges standardized schooling and argues for equity, peace, and justice. Rebel Music is an important, one-of-a-kind book that takes readers through fun, radical, educational chapters examining Hip Hop and Punk songs, with each section addressing a particular social issue.