Although they are typically viewed as silent witnesses in schools during the worldwide infatuation with school reform, this book, in fact, reveals young people to be active agents with something worth
Examining the nexus of policy and practical reality, this volume on educational failure and redemption examines the circumstances of a group of youth from lower socio-economic backgrounds who have dro
In light of the increasing boredom reported by students and overemphasis on meeting standards and raising test scores, Smyth and McInerney (U. of Ballarat and Charles Darwin U., Australia) offer a stu
This book explores schools and how they can function as social institutions that advance the interests and life chances of all young people, especially those who are already the most marginalized and
This book explores schools and how they can function as social institutions that advance the interests and life chances of all young people, especially those who are already the most marginalized and
John Smyth’s remarkable body of writing, research and scholarship has spanned four decades, and the urgency of our times makes it imperative to look in some depth at the breadth of his research and it
The authors engage with the body of work John Smyth has created over the course of four decades in critical education research. Together they cover how to: conceptualize a problem, issue, or question,
Louise Erdrich's mesmerizing new novel, her first in almost three years, centers on a compelling mystery. The unsolved murder of a farm family haunts the small, white, off-reservation town of Pluto,
Basing their ideas upon empirical data gathered from 2005 to 2008 in Australia, the authors (Smyth, Angus and McInerney, education, U. of Ballarat; Down, education, Murdoch U.) move beyond the usual p
