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  • Expect Miracles

    Charter Schools And The Politics Of Hope And Despair

    by Peter Cookson, Kristina Berger, Peter W. Cookson Jr ...
    "Cookson and Berger provide a thoughtful summary and insightful critique of the charter school movement. Expect Miracles explodes the myth that the charter schools operating in an educational 'marketplace' will recast public education to better serve America's children and promote democratic civic values. Anyone interested in the future of U.S. school reform should read this book." —Alex Molnar, ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Exploring Education

    An Introduction to the Foundations of Education

    by Alan R. Sadovnik, Peter Cookson, Jr., Susan Semel, Ryan Coughlan ...
    This much-anticipated fifth edition of Exploring Education offers an alternative to traditional foundations texts by combining a point-of-view analysis with primary source readings. Pre- and in-service teachers will find a solid introduction to the foundations disciplines -- history, philosophy, politics, and sociology of education -- and their application to educational issues, including school ... Read more

    $126.99 USD

  • Educating Elites

    Class Privilege and Educational Advantage

    by Beth Cooper Benjamin, Peter W. Cookson Jr, Raygine DiAquoi, Rubén Gaztambide-Fernández, Shamus Rahman Khan, Peter Kuriloff, June Newman-Graham, Sharon Ravitch, Michael Reichert, Joseph A. Soares, Brett Stoudt, Jenny M. Stuber ...
    The gaze of educational researchers has traditionally been turned "down" toward the experiences of communities deemed at-risk, presumably with the purpose of improving their plight. Indeed, theorizing about the relationship between education, culture, and society has typically emerged from the study of poor and marginalized groups in public schools. Seldom have educational researchers considered ... Read more

    $55.09 USD

  • Preparing For Power

    America's Elite Boarding Schools

    by Caroline Hodges Persell, Peter W Cookson Jr ...
    Why do private boarding schools produce such a disproportionate number of leaders in business, government, and the arts? In the most comprehensive study of its kind to date, two sociologists describe the complex ways in which elite schools prepare students for success and power, and they also provide a lively behind-the-scenes look at prepschool life and underlife. ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • School Communities of Strength

    Strategies for Educating Children Living in Deep Poverty

    by Peter W. Cookson Jr. ...
    An evidence-based plan of action to achieve educational justice for K–12 public school students from families whose income is 50% or more below the US poverty threshold ... Read more

    $25.09 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Sacred Trust

    A Children’s Education Bill of Rights

    by Peter W. Cookson ...
    *"*Sacred Trust: A Children′s Education Bill of Rights is a clarion call to action for all Americans who care deeply about children and public education. Peter Cookson cuts through the endless policy debates and presents a positive plan for building 21st century public schools for all children."—Richard W. Riley, Former U. S. Secretary of EducationSenior Partner, EducationCounsel, LLC, Washington, ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

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    School Communities of Strength

    Strategies for Educating Children Living in Deep Poverty

    by Peter W. Cookson, Jr. ...
    Narrated by Danny Campbell ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 46 min

    In School Communities of Strength, Peter W. Cookson, Jr., lays out a blueprint for providing equitable educational opportunities for students from all socioeconomic strata, and particularly for the five million American children who live with the extreme material hardship known as deep poverty. This work issues an urgent call to action for K–12 schools to put in place the policies, practices, and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • When's Daddy Coming Home?

    by Peter Margetts, John Cookson ...
    Peter Margetts was a successful property developer in Dubai when the city-state’s economy collapsed sending his company into bankruptcy. Post-dated cheques he’d written to investors were worthless. Along with hundreds of other businessmen he was arrested under Dubai’s draconian cheque laws and thrown into Central Jail with a life sentence. Locked up with hardened criminals from all over the world ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Class Rules

    Exposing Inequality in American High Schools

    by Peter W. Cookson, Jr ...
    Series series Multicultural Education Series
    Class Rules challenges the popular myth that high schools are the “Great Equalizers.” In his groundbreaking study, Cookson demonstrates that adolescents undergo different class rites of passage depending on the social-class composition of the high school they attend. Drawing on stories of schools and individual students, the author shows that where a student goes to high school is a major ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Education and Sociology

    An Encyclopedia

    Edited by David Levinson, Peter Cookson, Alan Sadovnik ...
    First Published in 2002. This single-volume reference provides readers and researchers with access to details on a wide range of topics and issues in the sociology of education. Entries cover both national and international perspectives and studies, as well as tackling controversial points in education today, including gender inequality, globalization, minorities, meritocracy, and more. This is a ... Read more

    $505.00 USD

  • Transforming Schools

    Edited by Peter W. Jr. Cookson, Barbara Schneider ...
    Government policies at the state, local, and federal levels have always shaped the daily lives of U.S. schools. Issues of equity and access dominate, and the newer issue of global competition is also important. This volume of essays by noted theorists and practitioners considers current educational policy issues. Topics and contributors include: Achievement and Mobility-Aaron Pallas; Tracking ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Multiculturalism and Moral Conflict

    Edited by Maria Dimova-Cookson, Peter Stirk ...
    Series series Routledge Innovations in Political Theory
    Multiculturalism is higher on the daily political agenda than it has ever been. Leading politicians and public commentators speak with an unparalleled bluntness about the perceived limitations of multiculturalism while representatives of cultural, minorities express concern about marginalisation. This debate is taking place against a background of fear about terrorism, the integrity of national ... Read more

    $65.99 USD