Resources

Resources For Further Study

Jean Anyon has been a very significant educational reformer with a strong concentration on social class and education.

Jonathan Kozol is a very influential educational thinker and has, through various publications, questioned the effects of class on education and the funding gap that exists. This links to a few important excerpts from two of his most influential books, Savage Inequalities and Shame of a Nation.

Rethinking Schools

It is both a textual and online publication. It puts together many classroom narratives with ideas on how to use social justice issues in combination with academic content to create a more just world.

Horace Mann

Horace Mann was an important figure in the creation of the public school system in the United States. He believed a universal school system, funded by local property taxes, was the way to provide social stability and equality.

John Dewey

John Dewey was a philosopher and an important educational reformer in the 20th Century. He had a large influence on the progressive movement of education and helped educational theory become more child focused.

Bibliographic Resources

Anyon, Jean. "Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work." Journal of Education 162 (1980): 67-92.

"Authoritarian." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. 02 Dec. 2007. .

Bank, James A., and Cherry A. McGee Banks, eds. Multicultural Education: Issues and Perspectives. 6th ed. Danvers: Wiley, 2007.

Berube, Maurice R. American School Reform: Progressive, Equity, and Excellence Movements, 1883-1993. Westport: Praeger, 1994.

Campbell, D E. "With Liberty and Justice for Some: Class Relations and Schools." Choosing Democracy. Columbus: Merrill, 2000. 95-120.

Carey, Kevin. The Funding Gap 2004. The Education Trust. Washington D.C.: The Education Trust, Inc., 2004. 1-16. 2 Nov. 2007 .

Clark, Terry N., and Seymour M. Lipset. "Are Social Classes Dying?" International Sociology 6 (1991): 397-410. 14 Nov. 2007.

"Class." The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005. 02 Dec. 2007. .Engel, Michael. "School Finance: Inequality Persists." Dollars & Sense 269 (2007): 20-25. 22 Oct. 2007.

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Finn, P J. "A Distinctly Un-American Idea: an Education Appropriate to Their Station." Literacy With an Attitude. Albany: SUNY, 1999. 9-25.

Hodges Persell, Caroline, “Social Class and Educational Equality.” Banks, James A., and Cherry A. McGee Banks, eds. Multicultural Education. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2007. 87-107.

Johnston, Robert C. "Study Reveals Funding Gaps Across States." Education Week 16 (1997). 22 Oct. 2007.

Rong, Xue Lan, and Judith Preissle. Educating Immigrant Students: What We Need to Know to Meet the Challenges. Thousand Oaks: Corwin P, 1998.

Sadovnik, Alan R., Peter W. Cookson, Jr, and Susan F. Semel. Exploring Education: an Introduction to the Foundations of Education. 2nd ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2001.

"Self-fulfilling prophecy." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. Columbia University Press. 02 Dec. 2007. .

"Socioeconomic status." The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005. 02 Dec. 2007. .

Spring, Joel. "Equality of Opportunity and Social Class." American Education. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994. 69-96.

Symonds, William. "Closing the School Gap: If No Child is to Be Left Behind, We Must Overhaul Funding." Business Week 3803 (2002): 124-125. 22 Oct. 2007.

Tager, Florence. "Kozol's Moral Outrage: Savage Inequalities; Children in American Schools." Radical Teacher 43 (1993): 46. 22 Oct. 2007.

Williams, Doris. Closing the Achievement Gap: Rural Schools. National Clearinghouse for Comprehensive School Reform: NCCSR. Washington D.C.: NCCSR, 2003. 1-12. 15 Oct. 2007 .