Books by Jerry Aldridge

Alongside specific examples of teachers engaged in critical pedagogy, this book offers close analysis and guidance to help ease teachers into reflective practice in critical pedagogy based on praxis - the point at which theory and practice meet and interact.

This book is the only available compilation of women in education and psychology whose work has been marginalized, forgotten, or attributed to their male colleagues. This resource includes women from the progressive era (1900-1950), the psychological period (1950-2000), and the political period (2000-2010).

Current Issues and Trends in Educationsynthesizes political, theoretical, social, and practical topics in a 21st Century context and promotes multicultural education, technology, and gender issues. This text is accessible enough to be used in an introductory education class and yet sophisticated enough to serve as a graduate textbook. It is comprehensive in dealing with issues facing educators today, such as demographics, changing perceptions and research of human development and learning, and education in nontraditional settings. Its four parts cover (1) "Political, Economic, and Historical Issues and Trends," (2) "Evolving Notions of Human Development and Learning," (3) "Changing Views of Instruction," and (4) "Issues in Accommodating Differences."