Education Review-a journal of book reviews



	

 

		


    

  Education Review



Volume 8 2001


English



	
 Apple, Michael W. (1996) Cultural Politics and Education. 
Reviewed by Dieter Misgeld, 
The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
of the University of Toronto





	
 John-Steiner, Vera. (2000). Creative Collaboration. 
Reviewed by Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Tech





	
 Ravitch, Diane (2000). Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reforms. 
Reviewed by Herbert Zimiles, 
Arizona State University





	
Kennedy, Donald. (1997). Academic Duty. 
Reviewed by Courtney Welch,
Texas Woman's University





	
Lindsey, Randall B.; Robins, Nuri; & Terrell, Raymond D. (1999). Cultural Proficiency: 
A Manual for School Leaders. 
Reviewed by Brenda Campbell Jones,
Azusa Pacific University





	
 Westhues, Kenneth. (1998). Eliminating Professors: A Guide to the Dismissal Process. 
Reviewed by Peggy Brandt Brown, 
University of North Texas





	
Cherryholmes, Cleo H. (1999). Reading Pragmatism. 
Reviewed by Gail Masuchika Boldt, 
The University of Iowa





	
Birnbaum, Robert. (2000). Management fads in higher education: Where they come from, 
what they do, why they fail. 
Reviewed by Bob Barnetson, 
Alberta Colleges





	
Chomsky, Noam. (2000). Chomsky on MisEducation. 
Reviewed by Michael W. Apple, University of Wisconsin, Madison





	
Eric Schlosser. (2001). Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. 
Reviewed by Michael W. Apple, University of Wisconsin, Madison





	
Hayes, Elizabeth; Flannery, Daniele D. with Brooks, Ann; Tisdell, Elizabeth; and Hugo, Jane. (2000). 
Women as Learners: The Significance of Gender in Adult Learning. 
Reviewed by Richard W. Race, Keele University





	
 Burbules, Nicholas C. and Callister Jr., Thomas A. (2000). Watch IT: The risks and 
promises of information technology for education. 
Reviewed by Lynda Tisa, University of Delaware and
        Eugene Matusov, University of Delaware





	
 Smart, John C., Feldman, Kenneth A., and Ethington, Corinna A. (2000). Academic Disciplines:
 Holland's Theory and the Study of College Students and Faculty. 
Reviewed by Marc Cutright, 
Johns Hopkins University





	
 Nussbaum, Martha. (2000). Women and human development: The capabilities approach. 
Reviewed by John Ambrosio, University of Washington







	
Bowers, C. A. (2000). Let Them Eat Data: How Computers Affect Education, Cultural Diversity, 
and the Prospects of Ecological Sustainability. 
Reviewed by Bryan R. Warnick,  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign






	
 Ross, E. Wayne. (2001). The Social Studies Curriculum: Purposes, Problems, and Possibilities (Revised Edition). 
Reviewed by Patrick McQuillan, 
Lynch School of Education, Boston College






	
Dooley, David. (2001). Social Research Methods. (Fourth Edition)
Reviewed by W. Paul Vogt, 
Illinois State University






	
Dahlström Lars (Ed.). (2000). Namibian Educators Research Their Own Practice: Critical Practitioner Inquiry in Namibia. 
Reviewed by Christine Capacci Carneal, 
Florida State University






	
Ravitch, Diane. (2000). Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reforms. 
Reviewed by John L. Rury, 
DePaul University 





	
 Juvonen, Jaana and Graham, Sandra. (Eds.) (2001). Peer Harassment in School. The Plight of the Vulnerable and Victimized. 
Reviewed by Ruth Rees, 
Queen's University






	
Finkin, Matthew W. (1996). The Case For Tenure. 
Reviewed by Peggy Brandt Brown, 
University of North Texas






	
 Kennedy, Kerry (Editor). (1997). Citizenship Education and the Modern State. 
Reviewed by Leslie J. Limage, 
UNESCO, Paris






	
 Stromquist, Nelly P. and Monkman, Karen. (Editors). (2000). Globalization and Education: Integration and Contestation Across Cultures. 2nd Edition. 
Reviewed by Donald B. Holsinger, 
Brigham Young University







	
Halaby, Mona Hajjar. (2000). Belonging: Creating Community in the Classroom. 
Reviewed by Amy Klutzke, 
Purdue University






	
 Meister, Jeanne C. (1998). Corporate universities: Lessons in building a world-class work force.   (Rev. ed.). 
Reviewed by Gene E. Fusch, 
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale






	
Anijar, Karen. (2000). Teaching Toward the 24th Century: Star Trek as Social Curriculum. 
Reviewed by Peter Appelbaum, 
Arcadia University






	
 Fields, A. Belden and Feinberg, Walter. (2001). Education and Democratic Theory: Finding a Place for Community Participation in Public School Reform  
Reviewed by Stacy Smith, 
Bates College





	
 Leedy, Paul. D, and Ormrod, Jeanne E. (2001). Practical Research: Planning and Design. (7th Ed.). 
Reviewed by Marie Miller-Whitehead, 
Tennessee Valley Educators for Excellence






	
 DiGiulio, Robert C. (2001). Educate, Medicate, or Litigate? What Teachers, Parents, and Administrators Must Do about Student Behavior. 
Reviewed by Nelda R. Cockman, 
University of North Carolina at Charlotte






	
Baron, S., Field, J., and Schuller, T. (2000) Social Capital: Critical Perspectives. 
Reviewed by Richard W. Race
Keele University 






	
 Jackson, Philip W. (1998). John Dewey and the Lessons of Art. 
Reviewed by Tracie E. Costantino, 
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign







	
Byrnes, J.P. (2001). Minds, Brains and Learning: Understanding the Psychological and Educational Relevance of Neuroscientific Research. 
Reviewed by Simon M. McCrea, 
University of Alberta






	
 Fernando Reimers (Ed.).(2000). Unequal Schools, Unequal Chances: The Challenges to Equal Opportunity in the Americas. 
Reviewed by James J. Harrington, 
Boston College 






	
Patton, Sarah, and Mondale, Sarah, (Producers). (2001). School: The Story of American Public Education. 
Reviewed by Sherman Dorn, 
University of South Florida






	
 Neuman, S.B. & Dickinson, D.K. (Eds.). (2001). Handbook of Early Literacy Research. 
Reviewed by Catherine O'Callaghan, Iona College 





	
Fischman, Gustavo E. (2000). Imagining Teachers: Rethinking Gender Dynamics in Teacher Education.
 
Reviewed by Karen Monkman and Rachel Sutz, 
Florida State University






	
Hocking, Brent; Haskell, Johnna; and Linds, Warren. (Eds.) (2001) Unfolding Bodymind: Exploring Possibility Through Education, Volume Three of the Foundations of Holistic Education Series. 
Reviewed by Jack Whitehead, 
University of Bath 






	
Morgan, Susan E., Reichert, Tom, & Harrison, Tyler R. (2002). From Numbers to Words: Reporting Statistical Results for the Social Sciences. 
Reviewed by Lise DeShea, 
University of Kentucky






	
Millman, Jason (Ed.). (1997). Grading Teachers, Grading Schools: Is Student Achievement a Valid Evaluation Measure? 
Reviewed by Marie Miller-Whitehead, 
Tennessee Valley Educators for Excellence






	
 Willinsky, John. (1998). Learning to Divide the World: Education at Empire's End. 
Reviewed by Tom Barone, 
Arizona State University





	
 McLaren, Peter (2000). Che Guevara, Paulo Freire, and the Pedagogy of Revolution. 
Ruth Rikowski, 
University of Greenwich, London






	
Freire, Paulo. (2000). Pedagogy of the Oppressed (30th Anniversary Edition). 
Reviewed by Gail Kidd
Purdue University






	
Cook, Vivian (2001). Second Language Learning and Language Teaching (3rd Edition). 
Reviewed by Marysia Johnson, 
Arizona State University






	
Martella, Ronald C.; Nelson, Ronald; and Marchand-Martella, Nancy E. (1999). Research Methods: Learning to Become a Critical Research Consumer. 
Reviewed by Ann M. Jablonski, 
Marywood University 




	
 Janice Ross (2000). Moving Lessons: Margaret H'Doubler and the Rise of Dance in 
American Education. 
Reviewed by Donald S. Blumenfeld-Jones, 
Arizona State University






	
McDonald, Janet.(1999). Project Girl.  
Ursula Casanova, 
Arizona State University




	
 Power, Thomas J., Karustis, James L., & Habboushe, Dina F. (2001). Homework Success for Children with ADHD: A Family-School Intervention Program. 
Kathleen Rutowski, 
Arizona State University






	
Batory, Joseph P. (1999). Yo! Joey!: The Unique Memoirs of an Unusual School Superintendent. 
Reviewed by Helen C. Sobehart, Duquesne University 




	
 Herrnstein, Richard and Murray, Charles. (1994). The Bell Curve: Class Structure and the Future of America. 
Reviewed by John C. Culbertson
University of Kansas


 









Español


	
Buenfil Burgos, Rosa Nidia (coord.) (2000) En los márgenes de la educación. México a finales del milenio. Libros reseñados por la Dra. Maria Teresa Yuren




	
Fraga, Alex Branco. (2000). Corpo, identidade e bom-mocismo: cotidiano de uma adolescência bem-comportada. Resenhado por Carmen Lúcia Soares


   


	López, Oresta. (2001). Alfabeto y enseñanzas domésticas: El arte de ser maestra rural en el Valle del Mezquital, México. Reseñado por
Dra. Sonsoles San Román Gago




	
Tiramonti, Guillermina. (2001). Modernización educativa de los ´90. ¿El fin de la ilusión emancipadora? Reseñado por Susana Di Pietro




	
Marhuenda Fluixà, Fernando; Cros Castelló, María Jóse; Giménez Urraco, Elena (coords.) (2001). Aprender de las prácticas: Didáctica de la formación en Centros de Trabajo. Reseñado por David Burin 




	
GEO–REPEM. (2001). La educación de las mujeres. Crónicas de un proceso. Reseñado por Regina Cortina y Lucia Cardenas




	
Juan Enrique Ramos Salas (Ed.). (2001). Investigaciones Educativas en Sonora. Reseñado por Sylvia Schmelkes 




	
Martín-Moreno Cerrillo, Quintina. (2000). Bancos de talento. Participación de la comunidad en los centros docentes. Reseñado por Isabel Cantón Mayo 








Português


	
Meyer, Dagmar E. Estermann. (2000) Identidades Traduzidas: Cultura e docência teuto-brasileiro-evangélica no Rio Grande do Sul. Resenhado por Luís Armando Gandin 




	
Larrosa, Jorge & Skliar, Carlos (orgs.). (2001). Habitantes de Babel: políticas e poéticas da diferença. Resenhado por Sandra
Mara Corazza