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Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education

Series Editor: Joel Spring

This series focuses on studies of public and private institutions, the media, and academic disciplines that contribute to educating--in the broadest sense--students and the general public. The series welcomes volumes with multicultural perspectives, diverse interpretations, and a range of political points of view from conservative to critical. Books accepted for publication in this series will be written for an academic audience and, in some cases, also for use as supplementary readings in graduate and undergraduate courses.

Topics to be addressed in this series include, but are not limited to, sociocultural, political, and historical studies of

Local, state, national, and international educational systems

Elementary and secondary schools, colleges and universities

Public institutions of education such as museums, libraries, and foundations

Computer systems and software as instruments of public education

The popular media as forms of public education

Content areas within the academic study of education, such as curriculum and instruction, psychology, and educational technology

New and Published Books

11-20 of 76 results in Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education

  1. Indigenous Educational Models for Contemporary Practice

    In Our Mother's Voice, Volume II

    Edited by Maenette Kape'ahiokalani Padeken Ah Nee- Benham

    Series: Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education

    The book challenges teachers, researchers, educational leaders, and community stakeholders to build dynamic learning environments through which indigenous learners can be "Boldly Indigenous in a Global World!" Three days of focused dialogue at the 2005 World Indigenous Peoples Conference on...

    Published June 24th 2008 by Routledge

  2. Reclaiming Education for Democracy

    Thinking Beyond No Child Left Behind

    By Paul Shaker, Elizabeth E. Heilman

    Series: Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education

    Reclaiming Education for Democracy subjects the prophets and doctrines of educational neoliberalism to scrutiny in order to provide a rationale and vision for public education beyond the limits of No Child Left Behind. The authors combine a history of recent education policy with an in- depth...

    Published June 12th 2008 by Routledge

  3. Minority Status, Oppositional Culture, & Schooling

    Edited by John U. Ogbu

    Series: Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education

    This book is the definitive and final presentation of John Ogbu’s cultural ecological model and the many debates that his work has sparked during the past decade. The theory and empirical foundation of Ogbu’s scholarship, which some have mistakenly reduced to the "acting white hypothesis," is fully...

    Published February 14th 2008 by Routledge

  4. Knowledge & Power in the Global Economy

    The Effects of School Reform in a Neoliberal/Neoconservative Age, 2nd Edition

    Edited by David Gabbard

    Series: Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education

    The second edition of Knowledge and Power in the Global Economy examines how neoliberal and neoconservative policies are working in tandem to privatize and commercialize public schools. It looks at how these policies and the agendas behind them have impacted the internal dynamics of school...

    Published October 3rd 2007 by Routledge

  5. Wheels in the Head

    Educational Philosophies of Authority, Freedom, and Culture from Confucianism to Human Rights, 3rd Edition

    By Joel Spring

    Series: Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education

    In this popular text Joel Spring provocatively analyzes the ideas of traditional and non-traditional philosophies from Confucianism to human rights regarding the contribution of education to the creation of a democratic society. The goal is to explore how governments use education to control...

    Published September 18th 2007 by Routledge

  6. The Intersection of Cultures

    Multicultural Education in the United States and the Global Economy, 4th Edition

    By Joel Spring

    Series: Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education

    The Intersection of Cultures: Multicultural Education in the United States and the Global Economy, Fourth Edition offers a unique, problem-solving approach to the complex issues involved in educating culturally and linguistically diverse students. Perfect for any course devoted wholly or in...

    Published September 11th 2007 by Routledge

  7. Wheels in the Head

    Educational Philosophies of Authority, Freedom, and Culture from Confucianism to Human Rights, 3rd Edition

    By Joel Spring

    Series: Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education

    In this popular text Joel Spring provocatively analyzes the ideas of traditional and non-traditional philosophies from Confucianism to human rights regarding the contribution of education to the creation of a democratic society. The goal is to explore how governments use education to control and...

    Published September 10th 2007 by Routledge

  8. A New Paradigm for Global School Systems

    Education for a Long and Happy Life

    By Joel Spring

    Series: Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education

    This volume—a major new contribution to Joel Spring’s reportage and analysis of the intersection of global forces and education—offers a new paradigm for global school systems. Education for global economic competition is the prevailing goal of most national school systems. Spring...

    Published February 21st 2007 by Routledge

  9. Invisible Children in the Society and Its Schools

    3rd Edition

    Edited by Sue Books

    Series: Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education

    The authors in this book use the metaphors of invisibility and visibility to explore the social and school lives of many children and young people in North America whose complexity, strengths, and vulnerabilities are largely unseen in the society and its schools. These “invisible children&...

    Published September 10th 2006 by Routledge

  10. Pedagogies of Globalization

    The Rise of the Educational Security State

    By Joel Spring

    Series: Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education

    In this ground-breaking book, Joel Spring examines globalization and its worldwide effects on education. A central thesis is that industrial-consumerism is the dominant paradigm in the integration of education and economic planning in modern economic security states.In the twenty-first century,...

    Published March 12th 2006 by Routledge

Forthcoming Books

  1. Transforming the Culture of Schools: Yup¡k Eskimo Examples
    By Jerry Lipka, With Gerald V. Mohatt, Esther Ilutsik
    To Be Published September 29th 2013
  2. Math Education for America: Policy Networks, Educational Businesses, and Pedagogy Wars
    By Mark Wolfmeyer
    To Be Published January 31st 2014

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