Books in the Studies in Education/Politics series

First Published in 1997. Focusing on a case study from the civil rights movement, the author illuminates the issues and problems that emerge when schools are used to advance social equality. He examines the political controversies surrounding the racial desegregation of public and private schools in Dayton over a 40-year period during which the city initiated several nationally recognized programs to overcome segregation. The book also discusses racial integration in public and religious schools in different parts of the United States during that time. It describes experiences in public schools, Catholic schools, and private schools covering individually guided education, ethnic studies, magnet schools, compensatory education, and the New Futures Program funded by a private foundation. The text is innovative in its survey of the relationships between city administrators, public school officials, and Catholic and private school educators. It also provides important analysis of how curriculum changes have affected desegregation and examines the role of private philanthropies in education.

Raising issues of the relation between research and its various external "publics", these authors examine the tension between the efficiency of a clear division of labour and the value of approaches that potentially promote dialogue and thus yield richer theory/research and policy/practice.

Politics and Education in Israel focuses on the meeting of European Zionists, Non-Zionist Middle Eastern Jews, and Palestinian Arabs in the Israeli school system,

Dr John Weaver uses case studies to engage historical and contemporary issues in academic politics, arguing for the importance of this often-dismissed and much-bemoaned facet of academic work.

This book offers an original and challenging theoretical and empirical approach to mapping the changing nature of teachers' work historically and in the contemporary period.

After decades of such 'inputs' as how many books are in the school library and the number of computers in the classroom, American education is shining a spotlight on results.

The essays in this book address the conceptualisation of democracy and citizenship, reform efforts towards democratisation in various societies, and education efforts to foster democratic citizens.

After decades of such 'inputs' as how many books are in the school library and the number of computers in the classroom, American education is shining a spotlight on results.

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Democratizing Education and Educating Democratic Citizens addresses the conceptualization of democracy and citizenship, reform efforts toward democratization in different societies, and education efforts to foster democratic citizens. These original essays are written from unique historical and national perspectives by an international panel of the most prominent comparative education scholars. This book honors the professional and personal commitment of Susanne Shafer, who passed away in 1997. During her career in social studies, foundations of education, and comparative education, she worked to promote social and civic commitment among youth in the United States and abroad.