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NewEditionNEWTheChallenge toCare inSchoolsAn AlternativeApproach toEducationSecond EditionNel NoddingsForeword byJonas SoltisRather then forcing one side toyield to the other, this book advocatesan alternative, “responsivesystem” that will allow the bestideas to flourish to the benefit ofall...especially the children.BestSeller2005 / 224 pp. / PB, $24.95 / 4609-7Advances in Contemporary EducationalThought SeriesOther Books by Nel Noddings:See Author IndexLetters tothe NextPresidentWhat We CanDo About theReal Crisis inPublic Education2008 ElectionEditionEdited by CarlGlickmanForeword by Bill CosbyNoteworthy figures include LindaDarling-Hammond, Lisa Delpit,John Glenn, John Goodlad, MaxineGreene, Jim Jeffords, Lillian Katz,Deborah Meier, Pedro Noguera, W.James Popham, and Ted Sizer.2008 / 304 pp. / PB, $19.95 / 4809-1Other Books by Carl Glickman:See Author IndexRescuing thePublic SchoolsWhat It Will Take toLeave No Child BehindEvans Clinchy“Clinchy builds a powerful and readablecase that progressivism is theway to go.” —Gerald Bracey,Arizona State University2007 / 144 pp. / PB, $26.95 / 4763-6HC, $56 / 4764-3Other Books by Evans Clinchy:See Author IndexNewEditionNEWBestSellerAuthor received 2009 NCTEJames R. Squire AwardTheBook ofLearning andForgettingFrank Smith“Recommended forall levels.”—Choice“We recommendyou read thisthought-provoking book, and help usrepair the damage.”—The Quarterly of theNational Writing Project1998 / 144 pp. / PB, $21.95 / 3750-7Other Books by Frank Smith:See Author Index2007 Silver Book of the Year in Education,ForeWord MagazinePledgingAllegianceThe Politics ofPatriotism inAmerica’sSchoolsJoel Westheimer,EditorForeword byHoward Zinn“Pledging Allegiance may be thisyear’s most important education book,not simply because of its star-studdedlist of contributors, but for the waythey examine the meaning and teachabilityof patriotism in post-9/11America.” —Teacher MagazineContributors include: Bill Ayers• Chester Finn • Gerald Graff •Maxine Greene • Gloria Ladson-Billings • James Loewen • DeborahMeier • Pedro Noguera • CharlesPayne • Diane Ravitch • CindySheehan • Studs Terkel • HowardZinn2007 / 240 pp. / PB, $20.95 / 4750-6HC, $50 / 4751-3Teaching for Social Justice SeriesAmong SchoolteachersCommunity, Autonomy, andIdeology in Teachers’ WorkJoel WestheimerForeword by Larry Cuban“An important contribution to thestudy of teacher community.”—Qualitative Studies in Education“Readable and engaging for bothresearchers and practitioners.”—Middle Ground1998/192 pp./PB, $20.95/3744-6ConstructivismTheory, Perspectives, and PracticeSecond EditionEdited byCatherine Twomey FosnotClosing the gap between theoryand practice, well-known scholarsmake constructivism accessible byshowing its application in everydayclassrooms.Contributors: Paul Cobb •Susan Cowey • Rheta DeVries• Eleanor Duckworth • DeweyI. Dykstra, Jr. • George Forman• Catherine Twomey Fosnot •Catherine A. Franklin • June S.Gould • Maxine Greene • CandaceJulyan • Randall Stewart Perry •D. Kim Reid • Deborah Schifter •Jan Weatherly Valle • Ernst vonGlasersfeld • Betty Zan2005 / 320 pp. / PB, $27.95 / 4570-0Cognition and CurriculumReconsideredSecond EditionElliot W. EisnerWhen Professor Eisner expandedhis 1980 John Dewey Lecture intothis now classic text, the resultwas hailed as having the potentialto “shake up educational decisionmakers as Dewey’s Experience andEducation did.”1994 / 120 pp. / PB, $20.95 / 3310-3Not for sale by TC Press in the UK, Ireland,Europe, and JapanChoice’s Outstanding Academic Title, 2001Uncertain LivesChildren of Promise,Teachers of HopeRobert V. Bullough, Jr.Foreword by Nel Noddings“Anyone contemplating a career inteaching elementary school shouldread this book.”—Choice2001 / 144 pp. / PB, $21.95 / 4045-3HC, $42 / 4046-0Professors:To request examinationcopies of any book inthis catalog, visit us at:www.tcpress.com/form1.htmlNewEdition2005 AESA Critics’ Choice Award• 2003 Gold Book of the Year Award inEducation, ForeWord MagazineCitySchoolsand theAmericanDreamReclaimingthe Promise ofPublic EducationPedro Noguera“This book willprove useful to anyone interested inand perplexed by how to reform urbanpublic schools in this country.”—Harvard Educational Review“This well-researched and well-writtenNEWBestSellerbook should be on every Americaneducator’s reading list.” —VOYA“A gem of a book.”—Journal of Educational Change2003 / 208 pp. / PB, $21.95 / 4381-2Multicultural Education Series2008 AERA Division B LifetimeAchievement AwardA Light inDark TimesMaxine Greeneand theUnfinishedConversationEdited byWilliam AyersandJanet L. MillerContributors: William Ayers • JeanAnyon • Louise Berman • LeonBotstein • Deborah P. Britzman •Linda Darling-Hammond • KarenErnst • Michelle Fine • NormFruchter • Madeleine R. Grumet• Sandra Hollings worth • Mary-Ellen Jacobs • Herbert Kohl •Wendy Kohli • Craig Kridel • PeterMcLaren • Maureen Miletta •Janet L. Miller • Sonia Nieto • NelNoddings • Jo Anne Pagano •Frank Pignatelli • William F. Pinar •Kathleen Reilly • Jonathan G. Silin• Sheila Slater • Candy Systra •Carlos Alberto Torres • and MarkWeiss1998 / 288 pp. / PB, $23.95 / 3720-01998 AESA Critics’ Choice AwardIn Praise of EducationJohn I. Goodlad“Offers an uplifting message about thequality of our schools and what wemust all do to reaffirm our belief intheir mission.”—Educational Leadership1997 / 208 pp. / PB, $20.95 / 3620-3John Dewey Lecture Series58For full book descriptions, visit www.tcpress.com