Education Review

Volume 15 2008

  • Janesick, Valerie, J. (2006). Authentic Assessment Primer. Reviewed by Kristin Stang, California State University, Fullerton

  • Mantero, Miguel. (Ed.) (2007). Identity and Second Language Learning: Culture, Inquiry, and Dialogic Activity in Educational Contexts. Reviewed by Holly Hansen-Thomas, State University of New York - Binghamton

  • Response to Hansen-Thomas' Review of Identity and Second Language Learning. Miguel Mantero, The University of Alabama

  • Shumacher, Donald & Queen, J. Allen. (2007). Overcoming Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence: A Guide for School Leaders. Reviewed by Carolyn Vander Schee, Northern Illinois University

  • Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century. (2007). Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future. Reviewed by Kurt J. Bauman

  • Greenhaus, Jeffrey H. & Callanan, Gerard A. (Eds.) (2006) Encyclopedia of Career Development. Reviewed by Rhonda Wood, Lincoln University

  • Tierney, William G. (2006). Trust and the public good: Examining the cultural conditions of academic work. Reviewed by Barbara S. Smith, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

  • Cuban, Larry. (2004) The Blackboard and the Bottom Line: Why Schools Can't Be Businesses. Reviewed by James J. Harrington, Nativity Preparatory School, Boston

  • Snow, Catherine E.; Griffin, Peg & Burns, M. Susan. (2005) Knowledge to Support the Teaching of Reading: Preparing Teachers for a Changing World. Reviewed by Seth A. Parsons, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

  • Hill, Paul T.; Lake, Robin J. with Celio, Mary Beth. (2002) Charter schools and accountability in public education. Reviewed by Dick M. Carpenter II, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

  • Sunal, D. W. and Wright, E. L. (Eds.) (2006) The Impact of State and National Standards in K-12 Science Teaching: Volume 2 in the Series Research in Science Education. Reviewed by David Lustick

  • Polyzoi, Eleoussa; Fullan, Michael & Anchan, John P. (Eds.) (2003) Changing Forces in Post-Communist Eastern Europe: Education in Transition. Reviewed by Anna Yashkina, OISE/University of Toronto

  • Woessmann, Ludger and Peterson, Paul E. (2007) Schools and the Equal Opportunity Problem. Reviewed by Noga Admon, University of Iowa

  • Harada, Violet & Hughes-Hassell, Sandra (Eds.). (2007) School reform and the school library media specialist. Reviewed by Amanda Carey Lucas, University of North Texas

  • Grant, S. G. (Ed.) (2006) Measuring History: Cases of State-Level Testing Across the United States. Review by Maryann Dickar, New York University

  • Brown, O. G., Hinton, K. G., & Howard-Hamilton, M. (Eds.) (2007) Unleashing suppressed voices on college campuses: Diversity issues in higher education. Reviewed by Shaljan Areepattamannil, Queen's University, Canada

  • Larson, Joanne (Ed.) (2007) Literacy as Snake Oil: Beyond the Quick Fix (Revised Edition). Reviewed by Louise Polistena-D'Agosto, University of Hartford

  • Behar, Ruth [with photographs by Humberto Mayol]. (2007) An Island Called Home: Returning to Jewish Cuba. Reviewed by Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor, University of Georgia

  • Feuerverger, Grace. (2007) Teaching, Learning and Other Miracles (Foreword by William Ayers). Reviewed by Carol A. Mullen, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

  • Beyer, Catherine Hoffman; Gillmore, Gerald M., & Fisher, Andrew T. (2007) Inside the Undergraduate Experience: The University of Washington's Study of Undergraduate Learning. Reviewed by James Soto Antony, University of Washington

  • Cuyjet, Michael and Associates (Eds.) (2006) African American Men in College. Reviewed by Sheila T. Gregory and Raphael X. Moffett, Clark Atlanta University

  • Cote, James E. and Allahar, Anton L. (2007) Ivory Tower Blues: A University System in Crisis. Reviewed by Mark Oromaner

  • Howell, William G. (Ed.) (2005) Besieged: School Boards and the Future of Education Politics. Reviewed By Gerald Blankson, Arizona State University

  • Gardner, Howard. (2006) Five Minds for the Future. Reviewed by Tony DeCesare

  • Park, Clara; Endo, Russell; Lee, Stacy and Ron, Xue Lan. (Eds.) (2007) Asian American Education: Acculturation, Literacy, Development, and Learning. Reviewed by Ya Mo, Michigan State University

  • Walberg, Herbert J. (Ed.) (2007) Handbook on Restructuring and Substantial School Improvement. Reviewed by Venesser M. Pate, Monash University

  • Sax, Leonard. (2007) Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men. Reviewed by James Jackson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Astin, Alexander W. (2007) Mindworks: Becoming More Conscious in an Unconscious World. Reviewed by Signe M. Kastberg, St. John Fisher College

  • House, Ernest R. (2007) Regression to the Mean: A Novel of Evaluation Politics. Reviewed by William L. Brown, Michigan Department of Education

  • Allen, JoBeth. (2007) Creating welcoming schools: A practical guide to home-school partnerships with diverse families. Reviewed by Ruth Rees, Queen's University, Canada

  • Sampson, William Alfred. (2007) Race, Class, and Family Intervention: Engaging Parents and Families for Academic Success. Reviewed by Robbie J. Steward, Michigan State University

  • Null, J. Wesley. (2007) Peerless Educator: The Life and Work of Isaac Leon Kandel. Reviewed by Jon N. Hale, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Pope, Rachele L.; Reynolds, Amy L. & Mueller, John H. (2004) Multicultural Competence in Student Affairs. Reviewed by Brenda L. H. Marina, Georgia Southern University

  • Bigler, Phillip & Bishop, Stephanie. (Eds.) (2007) Be a Teacher, You Can Make a Difference: By America's Finest Teachers. Reviewed by Kenneth J. Bernstein

  • Neapolitan, Jane E. & Berkeley, Terry R. (2006) Where Do We Go from Here? Issues in the Sustainability of Professional Development School Partnerships. Reviewed by Kathy L. Church, Pepperdine University

  • Zou, Yali, & Trueba, Enrique. (2002) Ethnography and schools: Qualitative approaches to the study of education. Reviewed by Simon Blakesley, Yukon Department of Education, Whitehorse, Yukon

  • O'Brien, Leigh M. & Swadener, Beth Blue. (2006) Writing the Motherline: Mothers, Daughters, and Education. Reviewed by Cynthia Miller Coffel, ACT, Inc.

  • Spillane, James P. & Diamond, John B. (2007) Distributed Leadership in Practice. Reviewed by Cynthia Carver, Michigan State University

  • Ornstein, Allan C.; Pajak, Edward F. & Ornstein, Stacey B. (Eds.) (2007) Contemporary Issues in Curriculum (4th Edition). Reviewed by Lynn M. Merklin, Andrews University

  • Shaw, Kathleen; Goldrick-Rab, Sara; Mazzeo, Christopher & Jacobs, Jerry. (2006) Putting Poor People to Work: How the Work-First Idea Eroded College Access for the Poor. Reviewed by Fred Koslowski

  • Lee, Jaekyung. (2007) The Testing Gap: Scientific Trials of Test-Driven School Accountability Systems for Excellence and Equity. Reviewed by Monique Herbert, Saad Chahine, & Ruth A. Childs, University of Toronto

  • Gillespie, Alex (2006) Becoming Other: From Social Interaction to Self-Reflection. Reviewed by Seamus Mulryan, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign

  • Bayard, Pierre. (2007) How To Talk About Books You Haven't Read . Reviewed by Michael D. Boatright, University of Georgia

  • Thomas, Angela. (2007) Youth Online: Identity and Literacy in the Digital Age. Reviewed by Vance S. Martin, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

  • Willis, Arlette Ingram. (2008) Reading comprehension research and testing in the U.S.: Undercurrents of race, class, and power in the struggle for meaning. Reviewed by Margaret-Mary McGivern, York University

  • Comeaux, Patricia (Ed.) (2005) Assessing Online Learning. Reviewed by Mikhail Turegun, Oklahoma City Community College

  • Taylor, Kevin M. (2006) American Evangelicals and Religious Diversity: Subcultural Education, Theological Boundaries, and the Relativization of Tradition. Reviewed by Matthew Maruggi, University of St. Thomas

  • Kincheloe, Joe L. (2005) Critical Constructivism. Reviewed by Jan Blake, University of Tennessee

  • Merry, Michael S. (2007) Culture, Identity, and Islamic Schooling: A Philosophical Approach. Reviewed by Bruce A. Collet, Bowling Green State University

  • Filene, Peter. (2005) The Joy of Teaching: A Practical Guide for New College Instructors. Reviewed by K B Melear, University of Mississippi

  • King, Kathleen P. & Gura, Mark. (2007) Podcasting for Teachers: Using A New Technology to Revolutionize Teaching and Learning. Reviewed by Jing Fu, Michigan State University

  • Straube, Win. (2007) QGE = A: Quality Generic Education is the Answer. Reviewed by Catherine Scott, Swinburne University of Technology

  • Kiesling, Scott F. & Paulston, Christina Bratt. (Eds.) (2005) Intercultural discourse and communication: The essential readings. Reviewed by Jorge P. Osterling and Marilyn K. Rahilly, George Mason University

  • Crawford, Keith A. and Foster, Stuart J. (2008) War, Nation, Memory: International Perspectives on World War II in School History Textbooks. Reviewed by Theodore Christou, Queen's University

  • McCarthy, Cameron; Durham, Aisha S; Engel, Laura C; Filmer, Alice A; Giardina, Michael D; Malagreca Miguel A. (Eds.) (2007) Globalizing Cultural Studies: Ethnographic Interventions in Theory, Method, and Policy. Reviewed by Yew-Jin Lee, National Institute of Education, Singapore

  • Russell, Josephine. (2007) How children become moral selves: Building character and promoting citizenship in education. Reviewed by Steven P. Camicia, Utah State University

  • Salkind, Neil J. (Ed.) (2008) Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology, 2 vols. Reviewed by Paula McMillen, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

  • Carper, James C. and Hunt, Thomas C. (2007) The Dissenting Tradition in American Education. Reviewed by Barbara Slater Stern, James Madison University

  • Glass, Gene V (2008) Fertilizers, Pills, and Magnetic Strips: The Fate of Public Education in America. Reviewed by Pepi Leistyna, University of Massachusetts, Boston

  • McCluskey, Neal. (2007) Feds in the Classroom: How Big Government Corrupts, Cripples, and Compromises American Education. Reviewed by Jonathan Anomaly, University of Virginia

  • Jeynes, William, & Martinez, Enedina. (Eds.) (2007) Christianity, Education, and Modern Society. Reviewed by Terence Beck, University of Puget Sound

  • Stern, Barbara Slater (Ed.) (2007) Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue. Reviewed by James L. Moseley, Wayne State University

  • Nolan Jr., James, & Hoover, Linda A. (2007) Teacher supervision and evaluation (Updated edition). Reviewed by Scott A. Fellows

  • Dingerson, Leigh; Miner, Barbara; Peterson, Bob; Walters, Stephanie (Eds.). (2008). Keeping the Promise: The Debate Over Charter Schools. Reviewed by Marjorie Clark, George Washington University

  • Pedroni, Thomas C. (2007). Market movements: African American involvement in school voucher reform. Reviewed by Janelle Scott, University of California at Berkeley

  • Rud Jr., Anthony G. and Oldendorf, Walter P. (Eds.) (2008). A Place for Teacher Renewal: Challenging the Intellect, Creating Educational Reform. Reviewed by Kathleen Wiebke, Arizona State University

  • Saracho, Olivia, & Spodek, Bernard. (Eds.) (2008). Contemporary perspectives on science and technology in early childhood education Reviewed by Deborah A. Ceglowski, Ball State University

  • Loveless, Tom (Ed.) (2007) Lessons Learned: What International Assessments Tell Us About Math Achievement. Reviewed by Jean-Luc Patry, University of Salzburg

  • Cole, Elizabeth A. (Ed.) (2007). Teaching the Violent Past: History Education and Reconciliation. Reviewed by Ricardo D. Rosa, University of Wisconsin, Madison

  • González, Josué (Ed.) (2008) The Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education (2 volumes). Reviewed by Richard Ruiz, University of Arizona

  • Hendron, John. (2008). RSS for Educators: Blogs Newsfeeds, Podcasts and Wikis in the Classroom. Reviewed by Andy Brovey, Valdosta State University

  • Johnson, W. B., & Mullen, C. A. (2007). Write to the Top! How to Become a Prolific Academic. Reviewed by Janet Tareilo, Stephen F. Austin State University

  • Cartwright, Kelly B. (Ed.) (2008). Literacy Processes: Cognitive Flexibility in Learning and Teaching. Reviewed by Sarah Knox Morley, University of New Mexico

  • Watt, Helen M. G. and Eccles, Jacquelynne S. (Eds.). (2008). Gender and Occupational Outcomes, Longitudinal Assessments of Individual, Social, and Cultural Influences. Reviewed by M. Gail Derrick, Regent University

  • Gee, James Paul. (2007). Good Video Games and Good Learning. Reviewed by Erik Jacobson, Montclair State University

  • Kirkpatrick, Jerry (2008). Montessori, Dewey, and Capitalism: Educational Theory for a Free Market in Education. Reviewed by James Jackson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Saltman, Kenneth J. (2007). Capitalizing on Disaster: Taking and Breaking Public Schools. Reviewed by David Gabbard, East Carolina University

  • Murphy, John J. & Duncan, Barry, L. (2007). Brief Intervention for School Problems: Outcome-Informed Strategies (Second edition). Reviewed by Arthur S. Ellen, New York City, Department of Education

  • Morrill, Richard. (2007). Strategic leadership: Integrating strategy and leadership in colleges and universities. Reviewed by Mark Ellison, Cabarrus College of Health Sciences

  • Piggott, Jan. (2008) Dulwich College: A History. Reviewed by Laurence Raw, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey

  • Gamoran, Adam. (Ed.) (2007). Standards-based reform and the poverty gap: Lessons from No Child Left Behind. Reviewed by Laura Baylot Casey & Kay Reeves, University of Memphis

  • Compton, Mary & Weiner, Lois (Eds). (2008). The Global Assault on Teaching, Teachers and their Unions: Stories for Resistance. Reviewed by Vanessa E. Kass, University of Connecticut

  • Kincheloe, Joe L. (2008). Critical Pedagogy (2nd Edition). Reviewed by Rucheeta Kulkarni, Arizona State University

  • Sunderman, Gail. (Ed.) (2008) Holding NCLB Accountable: Achieving Accountability, Equity, & School Reform. Reviewed by Judith A. Green, Southern Illinois University

  • Joyce, Pamela Althea. (2008). School Hazard Zone: Beyond the Silence/Finding a Voice. Reviewed by Christy Wolfe, Coe College

  • Shaw, Victor N. (2008). In View of Academic Careers and Career-Making Scholars. Reviewed by Sharon L. Sherman, University of Colorado Denver

  • Ellis, Viv; Fox, Carol; & Street, Brian (Eds.). (2007). Rethinking English in Schools: A new and constructive stage. Reviewed by Adam Mendelson, University of California, Berkeley

  • Twale, Darla. J. & DeLuca, Barbara M. (2008). Faculty Incivility: The Rise of the Academic Bully Culture and What to Do About it. Reviewed by Karen Mauck Cicmanec, Morgan State University

  • Grossman, David L. & Lo, Joe Tin-Yau. (Eds) (2008). Social Education in Asia: Critical Issues and Multiple Perspectives. Reviewed by Ashwani Kumar, University of British Columbia

  • Hickman, Richard. (2005). Why We Make Art and Why It Is Taught. Reviewed by Stephanie Baer, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

  • Sunal, Cynthia Sysmanski and Mutua, Kagendo. (Eds.) (2007) The Enterprise of Education, A Volume in Research on Education in Africa, The Carribbean, and the Middle East. Reviewed by Dan Jacoby, University of Washington, Bothell

  • Schultz, Brian D. (2008) Spectacular Things Happen Along the Way. Review by Peter Appelbaum, Arcadia University

  • Barnett, Ronald. (2008) A Will To Learn. Reviewed by Anita Pincas, University of London

  • Diamond, Miriam R. (Ed.). (2008). Encountering Faith in the Classroom: Turning Difficult Discussions into Constructive Engagement. Reviewed by Marcia Kennard Kiessling, North Carolina State University

  • Rebell, Michael & Wolff, Jessica (2008). Moving Every Child Ahead: From NCLB Hype to Meaningful Educational Opportunity. (Foreword by Susan Fuhrman) Elizabeth DeBray-Pelot, University of Georgia

  • Lagemann, Ellen Condliffe (2000). An elusive science: The troubling history of education research. Reviewed by Jennifer Nabors, University of Georgia

  • Greene, Stuart (2008). Literacy as a Civil Right: Reclaiming Social Justice in Literacy Teaching. Reviewed by Esperanza M. Zenon, Clark Atlanta University

  • Longo, Nicholas V. (2007). Why community matters: Connecting education with civic life. Reviewed by Thalia M. Mulvihill & Jacqueline Hanoman, Ball State University

  • Gates, Gordon S. (Ed). (2007). Emerging Thought and Research on Student, Teacher, and Administrator Stress and Coping. Reviewed by Craig L. Esposito, University of Connecticut

  • Mesmer, Heidi Anne E. (2008). Tools for Matching Readers to Text: Research-Based Practices. Reviewed by Lynn Columba, Lehigh University

  • Lehman, Barbara (2007). Children’s Literature and Learning: Literary Study Across the Curriculum. Reviewed by Gloria Griffin Reading, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

  • Karpinski, Carol F. (2008). A Visible Company of Professionals: African Americans and the National Education Association during the Civil Rights Movement. Reviewed by Christine Woyshner, Temple University

  • Nakkula, N.J. & Toshalis, E. (2006). Understanding Youth: Adolescent Development for Educators. Reviewed by Rosaria Caporrimo, Queens College, City University of New York

  • Kirby, Donald J. (2007). Compass for Uncharted Lives: A Model for Values Education. Reviewed by Kevin D. Vinson and Melissa B. Wilson, University of Arizona

  • Sinclair, Nathalie (2008). The History of the Geometry Curriculum in the United States. Reviewed by David W. Henderson, Cornell University

  • Morrow, L. M. (2007). Developing literacy in preschool. Reviewed by Rocio Delgado, Trinity University

  • Dimitriadis, Greg. (2008). Studying urban youth culture. Reviewed by Nathalis Wamba, Queens College, City University of New York

  • Gasman, Marybeth. (2007). Envisioning Black Colleges: A History of the United Negro College Fund. Reviewed by Haroldo Fontaine, Florida State University

  • Glasmeier, Amy K. (2006). An Atlas of Poverty in America: One Nation, Pulling Apart, 1960-2003. Reviewed by Carlos Pérez, Chapman University

  • Clark, Margaret M. & Waller, Tim. (2007). Early Childhood Education & Care: Policy and Practice. Reviewed by Amir Al Nizami, University of Colorado, Denver

  • Bakken, Jeffrey P., & Obiakor, Festus E. (2008). Transition Planning for Students With Disabilities: What Educators and Service Providers Can Do. Reviewed by Veda Jairrels, Clark Atlanta University

  • Heath, Shirley Brice & Street, Brian V. with Molly Mills. (2008). Ethnography: Approaches to Language and Literacy Research. Reviewed by Diane Collier, University of British Columbia

  • Brown II, M. Christopher (Ed.) (2007). Still Not Equal: Expanding Educational Opportunity in Society. Reviewed by Luke Wood, Arizona State University

  • Justice, Laura & Vukelich, Carol. (Eds.) (2008). Achieving Excellence in Preschool Literacy Instruction. Reviewed by Deborah A. Ceglowski, Ball State University

  • Diem, Josh & Helfenbein, Robert J. (2008). Unsettling Beliefs: Teaching Theory to Teachers. Reviewed by Carolyn Vander Schee, Northern Illinois University

  • Heath, Chip & Heath, Dan. (2007). Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die. Reviewed by Daniel Connelly, Auburn University

  • Diez, Mary E. & Raths, James (Eds.) (2007). Dispositions in Teacher Education. Review by Jan Carpenter, George Fox University

  • Gruenewald, D. A., & Smith, G. A. (Eds.) (2008). Place-Based Education in the Global Age: Local Diversity. Reviewed by Samuel S. Perkins, Barry University

  • Morse, Jane Fowler. (2007). A Level Playing Field: School Finance in the Northeast. Reviewed by Craig L. Esposito, University of Connecticut

  • Clark, M. M., & Waller, T. Ed. (2007). Early childhood education and care: Policy and practice. Reviewed by Christopher Pierce Brown, University of Texas

  • Connor, David, J. (2008). Urban Narratives: Portraits in Progress- Life at the Intersections of Learning Disability, Race, & Social Class. Reviewed by Chinwe Okpalaoka, Ohio State University

  • Milson, Andrew J. & Alibrandi, Marsha. (Eds) (2008). Digital Geography: Geospatial Technologies in the Social Studies Classroom. Reviewed by Zafer Unal, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg

  • Paras, Eric. (2006). Foucault 2.0: Beyond Power and Knowledge. Reviewed by Sam Rocha, Ohio State University

  • Strong-Wilson, Teresa. (2008). Bringing Memory Forward: Storied Remembrance in Social Justice Education with Teachers. Reviewed by Patricia H. Hinchey, Pennsylvania State University