Reviews three books that examine intersections of educational philosophy and research with the postpositivist landscape. The books present challenges for comparative education related to ethically examining the desire to know "the other," welcoming the new and diverse, employing dynamic concepts in analyses, and adopting a decentered…

Three books examine works of Paulo Freire and the concepts of critical pedagogy and emancipatory education as they relate to current world political situations: dominance of neoliberal politics on one hand and Brazil's election of a working-class president on the other. Freire's thinking can be a foundation for a new leftist "common…

Author evaluated Jencks' book while focusing his comments on schooling as an instrument for eliminating social and economic inequalities. (Author/RK)

Reviews three books that contribute to understanding similarities and differences in educational reform trajectories in national and regional contexts. Examines two issues that influence the relationships between globalization and education: the importance of discourse, which shapes policy and action, and attention to who participates in…

Reviews three books that examine the ongoing transformation of environmental education from a narrow science-focused framework toward new goals of public consciousness raising, social change, and environmental activism. (SV)

Reviews three books that argue that the teaching profession is being deprofessionalized by the demands and policies of "neoliberal globalizers." Discusses the nature of hope in these global times and its role in developing alternative proposals to the current process of intensification of teachers' work. (SV)

Author presented a critical analysis of the conclusions drawn by Jencks in his book. (RK)

Author concerned himself with the generalizability of Jencks' conclusions to educational policy problems in developing areas. (Author/RK)

Author concluded that Jencks' book was about the inequality of pay in the United States and its relationship to family background as well as educational opportunity. (Author/RK)

Essay review of Education and Modernisation,'' by M. D. Shipman. London: Faber and Faber, 1971 and Social Conflict and Educational Change in England and France, 1789-1848,'' by Michalina Vaughan and Margaret Scotford Archer. Cambridge: At the University Press, 1971. (CB)

Reviews three volumes that address national and international efforts to increase adult literacy. The books focus on: (1) case studies of literacy campaigns since 1560, and better known, contemporary mass education programs; (2) literacy work as a form of cultural politics; and (3) United Nations field-based literacy projects. (SV)

Three books, published 1999-2000, map out a vision of education as a vehicle for human emancipation and global transformation. Their approaches to presenting the "big picture" differ, focusing on case studies of learning through local social action; the impact of Che Guevara and Paulo Freire on liberation discourse worldwide; and comprehensive…

Reviews the 10-volume "International Encyclopedia of Education: Research and Studies," edited by Torsten Husen and T. Neville Postlethwaite. Discusses useful features, organizational framework, clusters of educational themes, bias toward English-language sources, articles on specific national educational systems, theme essays concerning…

Reviews three books that address the relations between technology, race, and education, and illuminate the realistic impact that the Internet has had on persons of African descent in the United States and Trinidad. Discusses the digital divide among U.S. racial/ethnic groups and across countries and the social and political implications of the…