Rethinking Early Childhood Education is alive with the conviction that teaching young children involves values and vision. This anthology collects inspiring stories about social justice teaching with young children. Included here is outstanding writing from childcare teachers, early-grade public school teachers, scholars, and parents. Early childhood is when we develop our core dispositions the habits of thinking that shape how we live. This book shows how educat… More >>
Rethinking Early Childhood Education
Education for Judgment: The Artistry of Discussion Leadership
These essays describe the elements of successful group leadership. They show how to negotiate a basis for leadership, orchestrate questioning, listening and responding, encourage independent thinking, and guide participants towards useful interactive roles…. More >>
Classroom Discipline in American Schools: Problems and Possibilities for Democratic Education
For both teachers and the public, school discipline and classroom management are acute problems in contemporary schools, often taking precedence over issues of curriculum and pedagogy. Yet, surprisingly, discipline and management have escaped sustained critical analysis. This book is a unique, heuristic effort to break the silence regarding modes of classroom control, explicitly bringing democratic, moral, and political perspectives to bear on the issues. It analyze… More >>
