Why We Cannot Teach or Learn Our Way Out of Inequality
When educational programs prove ineffective at reducing inequality, the ones whom these programs were intended to help end up blaming themselves. Marsh debunks the myth that growing poverty and inequality in the United States can be solved through education.
Why We Cannot Teach or Learn Our Way Out of Inequality
In Class Dismissed, John Marsh debunks a myth cherished by journalists, politicians, and economists: that growing poverty and inequality in the United States can be solved through education. Using sophisticated analysis combined with personal experience in the classroom, Marsh not only shows that education has little impact on poverty and ......
Green Education: An A-to-Z Guide explores the environmental movement's proliferation in the field of education, from elementary school classroom efforts to the university curriculum to building sustainable campuses. Focusing on the critical role of education in building a sustainable future, approximately 150 signed entries, written by scholars and experts in a variety of disciplines, examine school and college courses in green education, the structures of educational institutions, the challenges of reducing their ecological footprint, administrative policies, green campus organizations, and student and faculty participation. Vivid photographs, searchable hyperlinks, numerous cross references, an extensive resource guide, and a clear, accessible writing style make the Green Society volumes ideal for classroom use as well as for research.
An Anthology for Researchers, Policy Makers, and Practitioners
This anthology on teacher induction research is intended for researchers, policy makers, and practitioners in the field of teacher induction both nationally and internationally. This book is the final and major project of the Association of Teacher Educators' (ATE) Commission on Teacher Induction and Mentoring. Its importance is derived from three ......
Moving Beyond Ethical Barriers Toward Profound School Change
Grounded in key research on organizational change, cultural proficiency, and ethics, this book calls on educators to facilitate personal and systemic change that translates into responsible actions in a multicultural society. Through authentic ethical dilemmas for reflection and discussion and richly detailed case studies based on actual school events, the authors provide readers with a deep understanding of cultural proficiency as an ethical and moralistic approach for profound organizational school change.
My Life and Hard Times Fighting Sports Corruption at an Old Eastern University
In 1998, Milton Friedman’s statement drew national attention to Rutgers 1000, a campaign in which students, faculty, and alumni were resisting the takeover of their university by commercialized Division I-A athletics. Subsequently, the movement received extensive coverage in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, ......
