Educational Foundations articles

Recent articles from Educational Foundations

Gender and the evolution of normal school education: a historical analysis of teacher education institutions.
June 22, 2007... The history of normal school education remains an area of study that has attracted relatively little attention from educational historians in recent years, although a growing body of literature is emerging (see, Allison, 1998; Goodlad, Soder, & Sirotnik, 1990; Herbst, 1991; Lucas, 1997;...

Accountability and abdication: school reform and urban school districts in the era of accountability.
June 22, 2007... Introduction The current school reform era has moved through a series of phases, coupling state centralization with a focus on school-level change at each step. Yet this era of reform also has a deeper history. In many ways, this era was a backlash to school desegregation. During school...

Philosophy and the role of teacher reflections on constructing gender.
June 22, 2007... Karen: You didn't vote for a boy! Peter: I've changed my mind! Karen: Too late, it's already a girl. Jason: Some boys have long hair. Karen: We're not making a rock boy. You can forget it! Peter: Then let's make a girl and a boy. Karen: There's no room! (Laura's...

Postmodern G*d-talk, liberation, and the educational context.
June 22, 2007... Whether one calls it G*d-talk, religious discourse, or spiritual musings, conversations speaking to the divine, spirit, mystery, religion, and G*d are increasingly prevalent in educational studies. Whether it is the recurring discussions of church/state distinctions, exploration of the...

Despair turned to hope: a theoretical reconsideration of the Maori as a caste minority.
June 22, 2007... Introduction In this article I consider the impact of research and theory on non-dominant minority groups (1) and the influence these have on shaping educators' understanding of the sociocultural, historical, and structural forces that impinge upon their work in the schools and...