Describes Louisell and Descamps's book as a resource to help teachers develop a philosophy of teaching. Considers organization and detail on topics to be adequate for reader engagement. Concludes that substantive omissions seriously limit value for preservice teachers and identifies as the volume's largest weakness its lack of current theory and…

Reviews Goldstein's book exploring the contributions feminist thinking could make to early-childhood-education practices, particularly the role of love in teaching. Considers the value of descriptions of classroom interactions to be teacher-friendly and accessible, and Goldstein's assertion that love alone is not enough but must be supplemented by…

Reviews two books on the influence of school desegregation on students, "The Other Boston Busing Story: What's Won and Lost across the Boundary Line" (Susan Eaton) and "Finding One's Place: Teaching Styles and Peer Relations in Diverse Classrooms" (Stephan Plank). Both books describe students' reactions to desegregated…

Suggests that this book helps early childhood educators make sense of postmodern theory. Notes that the authors are optimistic that early childhood educators can make radical changes at all levels of their profession and meet the demands of a complex world and its need for multiple perspectives. (DLH)

Presents brief reviews, in roundtable discussion form, of seven professional books relating to the theme "being a progressive educator in conservative times" and spanning many topics encompassing how learning and different teaching styles and attitudes can influence what happens in and out of the classroom. (SR)