Educational Foundations articles from January 2005

Educational Foundations archives from January 2005

Introduction: from the editor.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself as the new editor of The Journal of Educational Foundations. I am honored to have this opportunity to serve the higher education community by continuing the work of the outgoing editor,...

Guest editor's introduction: contradictions and paradoxes--theorizing charter schools from social foundations perspectives.(journals' education service)(Editorial)
January 1, 2005... In this special issue of Educational Foundations, contributing authors use sociological, anthropological, and post-modern analysis to unmask some of the troubling contradictions of charter schools in action. Represented in this issue are the...

Heritage charter school: a case of conservative local white activism through a postmodern framework.(case study)
January 1, 2005... Of course, there are many reasons why neoliberal ideology would flourish within the context of charter school reform. It is, after all, a reform movement with deep and strong neoliberal political roots. (Wells, A. S., Slayton, J., & Scott, J.,...

The charter school initiative as a case of back to the future.(economical, social and political influence on schools)
January 1, 2005... Institutional shifts in education are primarily a response to changes in the larger environment in which schools reside--in the economy, the society, and the polity. In other words, institutional changes in education are economically, socially,...

Understanding the "new" racism through an urban charter school.(american racism history)
January 1, 2005... "There is a charming story by Dr. Seuss... In a society of beings called sneetches, there were plain and star-bellied sneetches. The star-bellied sneetches were the 'best' and dominated the plain-bellied folks. Recognizing the injustice of the...

A paradox of care: [re]-examining education for students with diverse needs.(charter schools analysis)
January 1, 2005... Introduction Whether explicitly or implicitly identified, caring for children is commonly used as the rationale for why teachers choose to teach, which pedagogical approaches are used, and which school reforms are popularized. Choices that...

"Every day I spin these plates": a case study of teachers amidst the charter phenomenon.(charter schools analysis)
January 1, 2005... Introduction Over the past decade, numerous shifts in education policy have been proposed and implemented in the attempt to improve educational opportunities for the diverse American population. Some of these changes have been initiated by...