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Tongue-Tied: The Lives of Multilingual Children in Public Education

by Otto Santa Ana

Tongue-Tied is an anthology that gives voice to millions of people who, on a daily basis, are denied the opportunity to speak in their own language. First-person accounts by Amy Tan, Sherman Alexie, bell hooks,...


Land Your Dream Career: Eleven Steps to Take in College

by Tori Randolph Terhune & Betsy A. Hays

It is clear that the path from college to work has changed dramatically in recent years—current statistics show that half of young college graduates are either jobless or underemployed in positions that don’t...


A Sanctuary of Their Own: Intellectual Refugees in the Academy

by Raphael Sassower

What is at stake in compromising the Enlightenment ideals of a liberal education with new educational policies engendered by a neo-liberalized, global marketplace? Richly grounding his arguments in the social...


Comparative Education: The Dialectic of the Global and the Local

by Robert F. Arnove, Carlos Alberto Torres & Stephen Franz

Editors Robert F. Arnove and Carlos Alberto Torres, along with new coeditor Stephen Franz, have assembled the key scholars in comparative education, bringing a new edition of their groundbreaking book. To be...


First in the World: Community Colleges and America's Future

by J. Noah Brown

From his unique vantage point as President and CEO of the Association of Community College Trustees, J. Noah Brown writes about the intersection between community colleges and America’s need to regain economic...


Chomsky on Mis-Education

by Noam Chomsky, Donaldo Macedo & Donaldo Macedp

In this book, Chomsky builds a larger understanding of our educational needs, starting with the changing role of schools today, yet broadening our view toward new models of public education for citizenship.


Prairie Town: Redefining Rural Life in the Age of Globalization

by Jacqueline Edmondson

Prairie Town describes the contemporary rural condition and efforts to sustain rural life in one small Minnesota community at the turn of the 21st century. The book considers the rural literacies that circulate...


Comparative Education: The Dialectic of the Global and the Local

by Carlos Alberto Torres & Robert F. Arnove

Comparative Education examines the common problems facing education systems around the world as the result of global economic, social, and cultural forces. Issues related to the governance, financing, provision,...


Conceptions of Culture: What Multicultural Educators Need to Know

by Thomas E. Wren

The book provides an in-depth understanding of the diverse meanings of culture in the literature of multicultural education. The author offers an analytic framework within which the history and current state...


Examining and Facilitating Reflection to Improve Professional Practice

by Ann Shelby Harris

Closely aligned with the reflections standards set by INTASC, NCATE, and NBPST, this book is essential as universities and colleges seek to have reflection as a standard skill set for classroom teachers and...


Tyranny of the Textbook: An Insider Exposes How Educational Materials Undermine Reforms

by Beverlee Jobrack

In Tyranny of the Textbook, a retired educational director, gives a fascinating look behind-the-scenes of how K-12 textbooks are developed, written, adopted, and sold. Readers will come to understand why all...