Education Review

Volume 14 2007

  • Darling-Hammond, L., & Baratz-Snowden, J. (Eds.). (2005). A Good Teacher in Every Classroom: Preparing the Highly Qualified Teachers our Children Deserve. Reviewed by Hailing Wu, Michigan Sate University

  • McLaren, Peter. (2007). Life in Schools: An Introduction to Critical Pedagogy in the Foundations of Education. (5th Ed). Reviewed by Samuel Day Fassbinder, California State University, Los Angeles

  • Gee, James Paul. (2004). What video games have to teach us about learning and literacy. Reviewed by Patrick Lowenthal, Lee Christopher, Susan Connors, & Lisa O’Reilly

  • Marzano, Robert J.; McNulty, Brian A. & Waters, Timothy. (2005) School Leadership that Works: From Research to Results. Reviewed by Reviewed by Jorma L. Young, University of South Florida

  • McCourt, Frank. (2005). Teacher Man: A Memoir. Reviewed by Jeffrey J. Rozelle, Michigan State University

  • Nichols, Sharon L. & Berliner, David C. (2007). Collateral Damage: How High-Stakes Testing Corrupts America's Schools. Reviewed by Susan Ohanian

  • Hess, Frederick M., & Petrilli, Michael J. (2006). No Child Left Behind. Reviewed by Kenneth J. Bernstein

  • Robinson, S. N. (2004). History of Immigrant Female Students in Chicago Public Schools, 1900-1950. Reviewed by Karen Monkman, DePaul University

  • Carlson, Jerry S. & Levin, Joel R. (Eds.) (2007). Educating the evolved mind: Conceptual foundations for an evolutionary educational psychology. Reviewed by Keith S. Taber University of Cambridge, U.K

  • Miller, John P. (2007). The holistic curriculum (2nd Ed.). Reviewed by Barbara Slater Stern, James Madison University

  • Meltzer, Lynn. (Ed.) (2007) Executive Function in Education: From Theory to Practice. Reviewed by John Geake, Oxford Brookes University, UK

  • Kuhn, Deanna (2005). Education for Thinking. Reviewed by Eric Jabal, OISE

  • Robinson, Sharon P. and Brown, M. Christopher II (Eds). (2007). The Children Hurricane Katrina Left Behind: Schooling Context, Professional Preparation, and Community Politics. Reviewed by Victoria Rankin Marks

  • Simao, Livia Mathias and Valsiner, Jaan. (Eds.) (2007). Otherness in Question: Labyrinths of the Self. Reviewed by Seamus Mulryan University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

  • Baker, Joan M. (2006). Achievement Testing in U.S. Elementary and Secondary Schools. Reviewed by Arie J. van der Ploeg

  • Gilbert, John. (Ed.) (2004). The RoutledgeFalmer Reader in Science Education. Reviewed by Natalie Zayas-Robinson

  • Simmons, John. (Ed.) (2006) Breaking Through: Transforming Urban School Districts. (Foreword by Deborah Meier) Reviewed by Anthony H. Normore

  • Osler, Audrey & Starkey, Hugh (2005). Changing citizenship: Democracy and inclusion in education. Reviewed by Michael Ernest Sweet, Concordia University

  • Glickman, Carl D. (Ed.). (2007) Letters to the Next President: What We Can Do About the Real Crisis in Public Education. Reviewed by Kenneth J. Bernstein

  • Epstein, Kitty Kelly. (2006). A Different View of Urban Schools: Civil Rights, Critical Race Theory, and Unexplored Realities. Reviewed by Ishwanzya Rivers, University of Illinois

  • Irwin, Cait with Evans, Dwight & Andrews, Linda. (2007). Monochrome Days: A firsthand account of one teenager's experience with depression. Reviewed by Robbie J. Steward, Michigan State University

  • Conchas, Gilberto Q. (2006). The Color of Success: Race and High-achieving Urban Youth. Reviewed by Garth Cooper

  • Maguire, Meg; Wooldridge, Tim; & Pratt-Adams, Simon. (2006). The Urban Primary School. Reviewed by Joseph Mintz, London South Bank University

  • Henderson, Harold. (2006). Let's Kill Dick & Jane: How the Open Court Publishing Company Fought the Culture of American Education. Reviewed by Sarah Katherine Abrams, University of Virginia

  • Mertha, Andrew. (2006). The Politics of Piracy: Intellectual Property in Contemporary China. Reviewed by Dexin Tian, Bowling Green State University

  • Jung, Hyang Jin. (2007). Learning to Be an Individual: Emotion and Person in an American Junior High School. Reviewed by Judith Preissle, University of Georgia

  • Kahlenberg, Richard D. (2007). Tough Liberal: Albert Shanker and the Battles over Schools, Unions, Race, and Democracy. Reviewed by Kenneth J. Bernstein

  • Zuckerman, Laurel. (2007). Sorbonne Confidential . Reviewed by Terence A. Beck, University of Puget Sound

  • DeFillipi, Robert D.; Arthur, Michael B.; and Lindsay, Valerie J. (2006). Knowledge at Work: Creative Collaboration in the Global Economy. Reviewed by Dan Jacoby, University of Washington, Bothell

  • Tierney, William G. & Colyar, Julia E. (Eds.) (2006). Urban High School Students and the Challenge of Access: Many Routes, Difficult Paths. Reviewed by Casey E. George-Jackson, University of Illinois

  • Newman, Michael. (2006). Teaching Defiance: Stories and Strategies for Activist Educators. Reviewed by Michael Bertner, Ohio University

  • Jetton, Tamara L. & Dole, Janice A. (Eds.). (2004). Adolescent Literacy Research and Practice. Reviewed by Patricia A. Gross, University of Scranton

  • Haggblom, Charlotta. (2006). Young EFL-pupils reading multicultural children's fiction: An ethnographic case study in a Swedish language primary school in Finland. Reviewed by Liv Thorstensson, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

  • Robertson, Judith P. & McConaghy, Cathryn. (Eds) (2006). Provocations: Sylvia Ashton-Warner and Excitability in Education. Reviewed by Joy Jarvis and Kit Thomas, University of Hertfordshire, UK

  • Pass, Susan (2004). Parallel Paths to Constructivism; Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky. Reviewed by Kathleen S. Cooter, University of Memphis

  • Casey, Karen McKnight; Davidson, Georgia; Billig, Shelley H., & Springer, Nicole C. (Eds.). (2006). Advancing Knowledge in Service-Learning: Research to Transform the Field. Reviewed by Beronda L. Montgomery, Michigan State University

  • Creswell, John W. & Plano-Clark, Vicki L. (2006). Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods of Research. Reviewed by Dipendra Raj Subedi, Michigan State University

  • Kelleher, Paul & van der Bogert, Rebecca. (Eds.) (2006). Voices for democracy: Struggles and celebrations of transformational leaders. Reviewed by Ali Mageehon, New Mexico State University-Alamogordo

  • Pak, Yoon K. (2002) Wherever I Go, I Will Always Be a Loyal American. Reviewed by Joshua P. Stager, New York University

  • National Center on Education and the Economy. (2007). Tough Choices or Tough Times: The Report of the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce. Reviewed by Chad R. Lochmiller, University of Washington

  • Campbell, David E. (2006). Why we vote: How schools and communities shape our civic life. Reviewed by John T. Stroup, University of Virginia

  • Donovan, M. Suzanne & Bransford, John D. (Eds.) (2005) How Students Learn: History, Mathematics and Science in the Classroom. Reviewed by Ellen Burkhouse, Marywood University

  • Hansen, David T. (Ed.) (2006). John Dewey and Our Educational Prospect: A Critical Engagement with Dewey's Democracy and Education. Reviewed by Dan W. Butin, Cambridge College

  • Bayly, Michael J. (2007). Creating Safe Environments for LGBT Students: A Catholic Schools Perspective. Reviewed by Virginia Wilkerson, University of South Florida

  • Achinstein, Betty & Athanases, Steven Z. (Eds.) (2006) Mentors in the Making: Developing New Leaders for New Teachers. Reviewed by Jessica Kim, University of Pennsylvania

  • Salili, Farideh & Hoosain, Rumjahn. (Eds.) (2006). Religion in Multicultural Education. Reviewed by Zoe Burkholder, New York University

  • Patrikis, P. C. (Ed.). (2003). Reading Between the Lines: Perspectives on Foreign Language Literacy. Reviewed by Dexin Tian, Bowling Green State University

  • Cooper, Tuesday. (2006). The Sista' Network: African-American Women Faculty Successfully Negotiating The Road to Tenure. Reviewed by Casey E. George-Jackson, University of Illinois

  • Hinchey, Patricia H. (2006). Becoming a Critical Educator: Defining a Classroom Identity, Designing a Critical Pedagogy. Reviewed by Michael Ernest Sweet, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

  • Reid, William A. (2006). The Pursuit of Curriculum: Schooling and the Public Interest. Reviewed by Ahmet Uludag, Arizona State University

  • Nettles, Michael T. and Catherine M. Millett. (2006). Three Magic Letters: Getting to Ph.D. Reviewed by Sheila T. Gregory and Keith L. Reynolds, Clark Atlanta University

  • Blakemore, Sarah-Jayne & Frith, Uta. (2005). The Learning Brain: Lessons for Education. Reviewed by Keith S. Taber, University of Cambridge, U.K

  • Moskall, Jeanne and Wooden, Shannon R. (Eds) (2005). Teaching British Women Writers, 1750-1900. Reviewed by Susanna Calkins, Northwestern University

  • Shipps, Dorothy. (2006). School Reform, Corporate Style: Chicago, 1880-2000. Reviewed by Jon N. Hale, University of Illinois

  • Barone, Diane M. (2006). Narrowing the Literacy Gap: What Works in High-Poverty Schools. Reviewed by Christine Baker-Smith, Columbia University

  • Hirsch, E. D. Jr. (2006). The Knowledge Deficit. Reviewed by Andrew J. Rotherham, Education Sector

  • Fu, Danling. (2003). An Island of English: Teaching ESL in Chinatown. Reviewed by Ko-Yin Sung, University of Texas at San Antonio

  • Ricento, Thomas (2006). An Introduction to Language Policy: Theory and Method. Reviewed by Paul McPherron, University of California at Davis

  • Mullen, Carol A. (2004). Climbing the Himalayas of School Leadership: The Socialization of Early Career Administrators. Reviewed by Julie Hasson

  • Jazzar, Michael & Algozzine, Bob. (2006). Keys to Successful 21st Century Educational Leadership. Reviewed by Anthony H. Normore, Florida International University

  • Armstrong, Denise E. and McMahon, Brenda J. (Eds). (2006). Inclusion in Urban Educational Environments: Addressing Issues of Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice. Reviewed by Angeles Maldonado, Arizona State University

  • Craig, Holly and Washington, Julie. (2006). Malik Goes to School: Examining the Language Skills of African American Students from Preschool - 5th Grade.
    Harris, Joyce; Kamhi, Alan & Pollock, Karen (2001) Literacy in African American Communities. Reviewed by Melaney Michael Sanchez, College of Notre Dame of Maryland

  • Crosnoe, Robert. (2006). Mexican Roots, American Schools: Helping Mexican Immigrant Children Succeed. Reviewed by Bernadette J. Rodriguez, San Jose State University

  • Bernardino, Joaze, & Galdino, Daniela (orgs.). (2004) Levando a raca a serio: acao afirmativa e universidade (Taking race seriously: Affirmative action and the university).

    Gomes, Nilma Lino, & Martins, Aracy Alves (orgs.). (2004) Afirmando direitos: acesso e permanencia de jovens negros na universidade. (Affirming rights: Entry and successful performance of Black youth at the university). Reviewed by Francis Musa Boakari, University of the Incarnate Word

  • Reagan, Timothy. (2005). Non-Western Educational Traditions: Indigenous Approaches to Educational Thought and Practice. Reviewed by Maria R. Van der Vossen, College of Notre Dame of Maryland

  • Schlosser, Lee Ayers and Simonson, Michael. (2006). Distance Education: Definition and Glossary of Terms, 2nd Edition. Reviewed by Glen T. Fogerty, Arizona State University

  • Soby, Jeanette M. (2006). Prenatal Exposure to Drugs/Alchol: Characteristics and Educational Implications of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Cocaine/Polydrug Effects, 2nd ed. Reviewed by Beth R. Handler, Minnesota State University, Mankato

  • Branco, Angela Uchola & Valsiner, Jaan. (Eds.) (2004). Communication and Metacommunication in Human Development . Reviewed by Cynthia Crosser, University of Maine

  • Hiebert, J., Carpenter T. P., Elizabeth F., Fuson K. C., Wearne D., Murray H., Olivier A., & Human P. (1997). Making Sense: Teaching and Learning Mathematics with Understanding . Reviewed by Aslihan Osmanoglu, Middle East Technical University

  • Fashola, Olatokunbo (Ed.). (2005). Educating African-American males: Voices from the field. Reviewed by Jeff Maher, College of Notre Dame of Maryland

  • Ramanathan, Vaidehi. (2005). The English-Vernacular divide: Postcolonial language politics and practice. Review by Jeffrey Bale, Arizona State University