Gandhi's conception of basic education was spiritual and holistic, in contrast to Western-inspired vocationalism. The incorporation of his craft-based system into the nationalist agenda perpetuated the class barriers he was trying to dissolve. (SK)

Expresses gratitude and respect to James Gray, retiring Director of the National Writing Project, and lists assignments Gray has outlined for the National Writing Project. (SR)

Presents an interview with Richard Ohmann. Addresses a number of questions about political contestation within the study and teaching of writing and the current attacks on political correctness in the academy. (RS)

Draws on Wilhelm von Humboldt's typology of the active human being to debate the questions whether and how individuals can produce their social and political world. Discusses, with reference to Marie Condorcet and Immanuel Kant, procedures of the public that are necessary prerequisites for actions aimed at forming the world. (DSK)

Demystifies the two "faces" of micropolitics. "Policy micropolitics" distinguishes between micropolitics and management and focuses on the relationship between school micropolitics and the wider macropolitical context. "Management micropolitics" makes no clear micropolitics/management distinction and focuses on…

Examines the dynamics of the science-curriculum reform process. Highlights the nature of metaphors guiding reform efforts; the influence of social, historical, economic, and political forces on the reform process; the use of local and professional languages as discourses for communicating about reform; and the complex power relations that…

Discusses the construction of Asian immigrant women's work in the context of the "racialized feminization of labor" in the global restructuring of capitalism. Illustrates the intersection of work, immigration, and gender through a discussion of Asian female garment workers in the United States. (SLD)

Demonstrates how demographic, economic, and political transitions in U.S. society have changed the nature of race relations since the social upheavals of the 1960s and suggests the need for rethinking multiracial organizing. Explores multiple oppression politics as a strategy to overcome racial and ethnic divisions. (Author/SLD)

Suggests borrowings should not be analyzed in a purely linguistic typology; politics, the economy, and social contacts provide a valid alternative. French purists on both the left and the right are as concerned with politics as with language. (Author/VWL)

In attempting to ground the principle of reason and reground the metaphysical foundations of higher education, this paper examines the ethics and politics of research within the university, taking cues from the metareflexive reverberations of a question asked by Jacques Derrida, "Is the reason for reason rational?" The paper discusses…

Discusses environmental education and the influence of politics on this field of study. Explores several criticisms of environmental education and tries to defend the field. (SAH)

Points out the role of developing science and technology in politics, society, culture, and international affairs. Presents the example of climate change and The Hague negotiations to illustrate the relationship between science and public policy. (YDS)

Discusses three steps to help legitimize grades as true measures of student success: eliminating superfluous inflationary pressures on grades; having expert teachers offer frank assessments of student progress (and stop teaching to the test) and give teachers authority over grades and the power to dismiss students who cannot or will not do the…

Notes that it is important for educators to remember to avoid battles with critics who tie up and wear down educators with arguing--not arguments--because it drains limited time and energy and pulls them away from more important things like working with children. Suggests that it is more effective to prepare a thoughtful, reflective response…

Discusses how Joel Westheimer, a rising star at New York University who had published and won the support of his department and outside reviewers, was denied tenure after he backed graduate students in a union drive. The university denies a connection. (EV)