The Agony of School Reform: Race, Class, and the Elusive Search for Social Justice.

Leonardo, Zeus

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Publication Date: 2003

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The Agony of School Reform: Race, Class, and the Elusive Search for Social Justice.

Leonardo, Zeus

Educational Researcher, v32 n3 p37-43 Apr 2003

Reviews "Education and Democratic Theory: Finding a Place for Community Participation in Public School Reform" (A. Belden Fields and Walter Feinberg) and "The Color of School Reform: Race, Politics, and the Challenge of Urban Education" (J. Henig, R. Hula, M. Orr, and D. Pedescleaux). Both books examine the political aspects of reform. Integrates the books under the themes they share regarding the centrality of power and ideology in education. (SM)

Descriptors: Community Involvement, Democratic Values, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Politics of Education, Power Structure, Public Schools, Racial Factors, Social Class, Urban Schools

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