Education Review-a journal of book reviews

Education Review

Volume 13 2006

Robinson, S. N. (2004). History of Immigrant Female Students in Chicago Public Schools, 1900-1950. Reviewed by Karen Monkman, DePaul University
Slaughter, Sheila and Rhoades, Gary. (2004). Academic Capitalism and the New Economy: Markets, State and Higher Education. Reviewed by Rebecca Barber, Arizona State University
Freire, Paulo. (2004). Pedagogy of Indignation. Reviewed by Ramin Farahmandpur, Portland State University
Bracey, Gerald. W. (2006). Reading Educational Research: How to Avoid Getting Statistically Snookered. Reviewed by Darrell L. Sabers, University of Arizona
Alsup, Janet. (2006). Teacher Identity Discourses: Negotiating Personal and Professional Spaces. Reviewed by Elizabeth Smolcic, Pennsylvania State University
Mullen, Carol A. (2007). Curriculum leadership development: A guide for aspiring school leaders. Reviewed by J. Craig Coleman, Stephen F. Austin State University
Betts, Julian R. & Loveless, Tom. (Eds.). (2005). Getting choice right: Ensuring equity and efficiency in education policy. Reviewed by Yun Teng, Arizona State University ).
DebBurman, Noyna. (2005). Immigrant Education: Variations by Generation, Age-at-Immigration, and Country of Origin. Reviewed by Ryan S. Wells, University of Iowa
Simmons, Rachel. (2002). Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls. Reviewed by Anne Frary, Adams State College
Lichtman, Marilyn. (2006). Qualitative Research in Education: A User's Guide. Reviewed by Donald K. Sharpes, Arizona State University
Scott, Janelle T. (Ed.) (2005). School Choice and Diversity: What the Evidence Says. Reviewed by Anthony H. Normore, Florida International University
Guskey, Thomas R. (2000). Evaluating Professional Development. Reviewed by Scott D. Richman, University of South Florida
Iram, Yaacov. (Ed.) (2006). Educating Toward a Culture of Peace. Reviewed by Brian J. Trautman, Fielding Graduate University
Dwyer, Carol Anne. (Ed.) (2005). Measurement and Research in the Accountability Era. Reviewed by Gerald Blankson, Arizona State University
Mullen, Carol A. (2006). A graduate student guide: Making the most of mentoring. Reviewed by W. Brad Johnson, United States Naval Academy
Mishel, Lawrence and Roy, Joydeep. (2006). Rethinking High School Graduation Rates and Trends. Reviewed by James Hall, Arizona State University
Doll, William; Fleener, M. Jayne; Trueit, Donna; and St. Julien, John. (Eds.). (2005). Chaos, Complexity, Curriculum, and Culture. Reviewed by Aliya Rahman, Purdue University).
Donaldson, Gordon A. (2006). Cultivating Leadership in Schools: Connecting People, Purpose, and Practice (2nd edition). Reviewed by Anthony H. Normore, Florida International University ).
Duke, Daniel L. (2005). Education Empire: The Evolution of an Excellent Suburban School System. Reviewed by Katy Smith, Northeastern Illinois University
Pajares, Frank and Urdan, Tim. (Eds.), (2004). Educating Adolescents: Challenges and Strategies. Reviewed by Jennifer Wen-Shya Lee, University of Calgary
Nic Craith, Mairead. (2006). Europe and the politics of language: Citizens, migrants, and outsiders. Reviewed by Joseph Axel, Arizona State University
Handel, Michael J. (2005). Worker Skills and Job Requirements: Is There a Mismatch? Reviewed by Cynthia Cameros, Johns Hopkins University
Russell, Michael. (2006). Technology and Assessment: A Tale of Two Interpretations. Reviewed by Christine Greenhow, Harvard University
Street, Brian V. (Ed.) (2005). Literacies Across Educational Contexts: Mediating Learning and Teaching. Reviewed by Sandria P. Officer, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Sternberg, Robert J. & Subotnik, Rena F. (Eds.) (2006). Optimizing student success in school with the other three Rs: Reasoning, resilience, and responsibility. Reviewed by Elizabeth Smith Alexander, University of Texas at Austin
Peterson, Paul E. (Ed.). (2006). Generational change: Closing the test score gap. Reviewed by Karrin S. Lukacs, George Mason University
Lofty, John S. (2006). Quiet wisdom: Teachers in the United States and England talk about standards, practice and professionalism. Reviewed by Kerry Muldowney, National Louis University
Fisher, Robert. (2005). Teaching children to learn. (2nd ed.). Reviewed by Eric Jabal, OISE-University of Toronto
hooks, bell. (2003). Teaching community: A pedagogy of hope. Reviewed by Brooke Johnson, University of Colorado at Denver
Black, Paul; Harrison, Chris; Lee, Clare; Marshall, Bethan; & Wiliam, Dylan. (2003). Assessment for Learning: Putting it into Practice. Reviewed by Julie R. O'Brian
Root, Susan; Callahan, Jane; & Billig, Shelley H. (Eds.). (2005). Improving Service-Learning Practice: Research on Models to Enhance Impacts. Reviewed by Beronda Montgomery, Michigan State University
Epstein, Kitty Kelly . (2006). A Different View of Urban Schools: Civil Rights, Critical Race Theory, and Unexplored Realities. Reviewed by Jamel K. Donnor, Washington University in St. Louis
Bleedorn, Berenice D. (2005). Education Is Everybody’s Business: A Wake-up Call to Advocates of Educational Change. Reviewed by Adria Hoffman, University of Maryland at College Park
Burlbaw, Lynn M. and Field, Sherry L. (Eds.) (2005). Explorations in Curriculum History. Reviewed by Mark Nagasawa, Arizona State University
Kauffman, James M. & Hallahan, Daniel P. (2005). Special Education: What It Is and Why We Need It. Reviewed by Jacqueline E. Jacobs, Western Carolina University
Barton, Keith C. (Ed.) (2006). Research Methods in Social Studies Education: Contemporary Issues and Perspectives. Reviewed by Sohyun An, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bowles, Samuel; Gintis, Herbert; & Groves, Melissa Osborne. (Eds.) (2005). Unequal Chances: Family Background and Economic Success. Reviewed by Marghi Hagen, The Sea Coast, California
Hughes, Sherick A. (2006). Black Hands in the Biscuits, Not in the Classrooms: Unveiling Hope in a Struggle for Brown’s Promise. Reviewed by A. Fiona Pearson, Central Connecticut State University
Nelson, Adam R. (2001). Education and Democracy: The Meaning of Alexander Meiklejohn 1872-1964. Reviewed by Jinting Wu, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Null, J. Wesley and Ravitch, Diane. (Eds). (2006). Forgotten Heroes of American Education: The Great Tradition of Teaching Teachers. Reviewed by Barbara Slater Stern, James Madison University
Altbach, Philip G. & Umakoshi, Toru. (Eds). (2004). Asian universities: Historical perspectives and contemporary challenges. Reviewed by Matthew Church, University of Louisville
Thacker, Lloyd. (Ed.). (2005). College unranked: Ending the college admissions frenzy. Reviewed by Terrell L. Strayhorn, University of Tennessee
Hinchey, Patricia H. (2004). Becoming a critical educator: Defining a classroom identity, designing a critical pedagogy. Reviewed by Sylvie Roy, University of Calgary
McLaren, Peter. (2006). Rage and Hope: Interviews with Peter McLaren on War, Imperialism, and Critical Pedagogy. Reviewed by Samuel Day Fassbinder, Pomona, California
Schuman, Samuel. (2005). Old main: Small colleges in twenty-first century America. Reviewed by Matthew Church, University of Louisville
Hesse-Biber, Sharlene Nagy & Leavy, Patricia. (2005). The Practice of Qualitative Research. Reviewed by Wes Clarkson, University of Texas at El Paso
Lewis, Jill; Jongsma, Kathleen Stumpf; & Berger, Allen. (2005). Educators on the Frontline: Advocacy Strategies for Your Classroom, Your School, and Your Profession. Reviewed by Ali Rhoades Hobbs, Pennsylvania State University
Roth, Wolff-Michael and Tobin, Kenneth. (Eds.) (2005). Teaching Together, Learning Together. Reviewed by Susanna Calkins, Northwestern University
Frankfurt, Henry. (2005). On Bullshit. Reviewed by Rocco J. Perla & James Carifio, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Li, Cheng. (Ed.) (2005). Bridging minds across the Pacific: U.S.-China educational exchanges, 1978-2003. Reviewed by Zhang Jingning, Arizona State University
Anyon, Jean. (2005). Radical possibilities: Public policy, urban education and a new social movement. Reviewed by Ramin Farahmandpur, Portland State University
Molnar, Alex. (2005). School commercialism: From democratic ideal to market commodity. Reviewed by Stuart R. Poyntz, University of British Columbia
Wise. Tim J.. (2005). Affirmative action: Racial preference in black and white. Reviewed by Sharon Yee, Arizona State University
Blake, Brett Elizabeth & Blake, Robert W. (2005). Literacy Primer. Reviewed by Renee Murley, University of Memphis
Carlson, Jerry S. and Levin, Joel R. (2005). The No Child Left Behind Legislation: Educational Research and Federal Funding. Reviewed by Wayne White, University of North Carolina Charlotte
Lee, Wai Heng & Tan, Sok Khim. (2004). Reflective Practice in Malaysian Teacher Education: Assumptions, Practices, and Challenges. Reviewed by David Pang, Auckland, New Zealand
Tollefson, James W. (Ed.). (2002). Policies in Education: Critical Issues. Reviewed by Jennifer Guzmán, University of California, Los Angeles
Fifty years of higher education in India: The role of the University Grants Commission. Reviewed by Shaljan Areepattamannil Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
Ybarra, Raul E. & López, Nancy (Eds.). (2004). Creating Alternative Discourses in the Education of Latinos and Latinas: A Reader. Reviewed by Billie Gastic, Temple University
David, Barton and Tusting, Karin. (Eds.) (2005). Beyond Communities of Practice: Language, Power and Social Context. Reviewed by Steven Barfield, University of Westminster
Hean, Lim Lee. (2005). Leadership Mentoring in Education: The Singapore Practice. Reviewed by Ruth Rees, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Willinsky, John. (2006). The access principle: The case for open access to research and scholarship. Reviewed by Kate Corby, Michigan State University
Kosar, Kevin R. (2005). Failing grades: The federal politics of education standards. Reviewed by Gregory Camilli, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Coppola, Eileen M. (2004). Powering up: Learning to teach well with technology. Reviewed by Irene Laurie, McMaster University
Chubb, John E. (Ed.). (2005). Within Our Reach: How America Can Educate Every Child. Reviewed by Maggie Bartlett, Arizona State University
Seiter, Ellen. (2005). The Internet Playground: Children’s Access, Entertainment, and Mis-Education. Reviewed by Michael Delahunt, Arizona State University
Grange, Joseph. (2006).John Dewey, Confucius, and Global Philosophy. Reviewed by Jimmy Kelly, Texas Tech University
Gibson, Robert L. and Mitchell, Marianne H. (2006). Introduction to career counseling for the 21st century. Reviewed by Anne Deffenbaugh, Ohio State University
McCray, Suzanne. (Ed.). (2005). Beyond Winning: National Scholarship Competitions and the Student Experience. Reviewed by Pat Lauderdale, Arizona State University
Shields, Carolyn & Edwards, Mark. (2005). Dialogue Is Not Just Talk: A New Ground for Educational Leadership. Reviewed by Manuel Garay, Arizona State University
Kozol, Jonathan. (2005). The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America. Reviewed by Nathalis G. Wamba, Queens College, City University of New York
Brock, Rochelle. (2005). Sista Talk: The Personal and the Pedagogical. Reviewed by Sherida Sherry Hassanali, University of Toronto
Fuhrman, Susan & Lazerson, Marvin. (Eds.). (2005). The Public Schools. Reviewed by Gina Pazzaglia, Arizona State University
Kliebard, Herbert M. (2004). The Struggle for the American Curriculum, 1893-1958 (3rd ed.). J. P. Patterson, University of Iowa
Khong, Lana Yiu Lan. (2004). Family Matters: The Role of Parents in Singapore Education. Reviewed by David Pang, Auckland, New Zealand
Gasman, Marybeth & Sedgwick, Katherine V. (Eds.) (2005). Uplifting a People: African American Philanthropy and Education. Reviewed by Jon N. Hale, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Borman, Kathryn M. and Associates (2005). Meaningful urban education reform: Confronting the learning crisis in mathematics and science. Reviewed by Ubiratan D’Ambrosio, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
Franklin, V. P. & Savage, Carter Julian (Eds.) (2004). Cultural Capital and Black Education: African American Communities and the Funding of Black Schooling, l865 to the Present. Reviewed by Mary Dolores Guerra, Arizona State University
Reagan, Timothy. (2005). Critical Questions, Critical Perspectives: Language and the Second Language Educator. Reviewed by Na Liu, Arizona State University
Luhanga, Matthew L.; Makunde, Daniel J.; Mbwette, Tolly S.A.; Chijoriga, Marcellina M.; and Ngirwa, Cleophace A. (2003). Higher Education Reforms in Africa: The University of Dar es Salaam Experience. Reviewed by Mitiku Adisu
Allen, Matthew. (2004). Smart thinking: skills for critical understanding and writing. Reviewed by Jill L. Woolums, University of California, Berkeley
Carnoy, Martin; Jacobsen, Rebecca; Mishel, Lawrence & Rothstein, Richard. (2005). The Charter School Dust-Up: Examining the Evidence on Enrollment and Achievement. Reviewed by Larisa Warhol, Arizona State University
Henderson, James G. and Kesson, Kathleen R. (2004). Curriculum Wisdom: Educational Decisions in Democratic Societies. Reviewed by Laurel K. Chehayl, Kent State University