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 
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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 
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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