{"product_id":"reclaiming-democratic-education-christopher-d-thomas-9780807766903","title":"Reclaiming Democratic Education: Student and Teacher Activism and the Future of Education Policy","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince the spring of 2018, hundreds of thousands of students, teachers, and their allies have protested at or against their schools. These students and teachers have been protesting on a wide range of issues, from gun control and climate change to the underfunding of education and institutional responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. In \u003cem\u003eReclaiming Democratic Education\u003c\/em\u003e, Chris Thomas examines how these activities exist at the intersection of two conflicting traditions--where student and teacher activism that aligns with the democratic purposes of public education collides with current policies that privilege the economic aims of education and restrict civic agency. By situating contemporary activism within these conflicting traditions, Thomas demonstrates how these activities constitute a rejection of the currently dominant policy paradigm in U.S. education. Thomas concludes with a discussion of how activism provides a foundation from which concerned teachers, school leaders, and policymakers can develop a new model for American education, one that reclaims an education for citizenship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBook Features: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces the interconnected histories of student and teacher activism, from the Revolutionary Period through the Common School Movement and the decade of protests in the 1960s to today.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates how education policy positions teachers as passive recipients of policy, who are often expected to sacrifice their own well-being for that of their students.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a roadmap for policy shifts that disrupt the currently dominant paradigm in American education and realize an Education for Citizenship paradigm.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher D. Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807766909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807766903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Teachers College Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.26w x 0.37d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2023","brand":"Christopher D. Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046910226687,"sku":"9780807766903","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_58c9323d-1a2c-429e-8e69-43c85e7b470f.jpg?v=1684987191","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reclaiming-democratic-education-christopher-d-thomas-9780807766903","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}