Drawing on Foucault's analysis of disciplinary power and Gramsci's theories on hegemony, Laura Dull argues in this insightful volume that Ghanian teachers' diverse roles--as moral disciplinarians, ambivalent partners with global donors and lenders, romantic racialists of Africans--illustrate the ways in which educators deploy history and…

This paper uses two stories to illustrate the political attitudes of today's youth. The first story, about a group of young people in a working class area of St. Paul, Minnesota, who were part of the youth civic engagement initiative called Public Achievement, suggests ways to re-engage young people with politics. Through this initiative, students…

The reasons behind this failed educational leadership and what elected officials can do to energize reform movements are described in this book. The text focuses on three questions: (1) "Why do those in high elective office expose their ignorance of the substance and history of the educational reform movement?"; (2) "Why are these…

This book provides an overview of the thinking behind the charter schools movement, using information from over 3 years of immersion in the charter schools movement via the Educational Excellence Network. The first 2 years of the Network were devoted to research on charter schools in action. The research examined practical and policy issues…

This study examined the impact of external influences on beginning headteachers in England. A self-administered questionnaire was mailed to 50 beginning headteachers who started their positions in September 2000. The research was part of a larger study on the experiences of beginning headteachers and principals in several countries. This paper…

President Bill Clinton offers his observations on the economic condition of the country and why it is important for the nation to now direct its attention to the condition of its schools and school construction. The President also emphasizes the need to use budgetary surpluses to bolster Social Security and Medicare, and paying down the debt to…

This interdisciplinary book challenges two basic assumptions that orient much contemporary social scientific thinking. Offering theory and empirical research, the book rejects the classic liberal view that people share a basic common sense or rationality; while at the same time, it questions the view of contemporary social theory that meaning is…

This paper reports the results of a 2-year study that examined one facet of the at-risk phenomena: teachers' construction of the status "at-risk." The status constructions were examined as they were created during teachers' use of Pennsylvania's Support Team Process, a prereferral intervention process used prior to the referral of students for…

This book criticizes the current theory that effective education should promote economic competiveness in today's global market. It also insists that the theory of effective education has been taken out of the hands of teachers and assumed by people outside the classroom. Furthermore, the book describes teachers' reactions and resistance to these…

Stating that it is essential that children have parents, teachers, and others in their lives who prepare them for success in school and in life, this document presents First Lady Laura Bush's education initiatives. Following a foreword by Laura Bush, which concludes that children who are able to read will be ready to learn and ready to lead, the…

This document offers collected information about Opportunity-to-Learn Standards, which are intended to provide a framework that makes it possible for all students to have equitable access to high-quality education. The first two sections outline why Opportunity-to-Learn Standards are necessary and what they should do. The Summary states that…

This paper examines factors that have influenced education in the United States. It focuses on the crisis of confidence as American schools struggle between two competing "philosophies" of education: the traditional and the progressive. The paper outlines the tension created by youthful rebelliousness and the conservatism of elders and…

Viewing all students as potential voters, the author asserts the need for including political education in school curricula and suggests the viability, as well as form, of its inclusion. (JH)

Considered the debilitating influence that inflation is having upon the arts and the condition of public attitudes and support as a result of such economic policy. (RK)