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Looks at a history of student and teacher activism that aligns with the democratic purposes of public education. Chris Thomas demonstrates how these activities constitute a rejection of the dominant policy paradigm in US education, and concludes with a discussion of how activism provides a foundation to develop a new model for American education.

Table of Contents
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments ix
  • 1.  Student and Teacher Civic Activism and the Future of Education Policy 1
  • The Student Protests of the Spring of 2018 3
  • The Teacher Strikes of the Spring of 2018 4
  • Historical Context of Student and Teacher Activism 8
  • The Political Context of Student and Teacher Activism 10
  • Organization of the Book 11
  • 2.  History of Student Protests in the United States 14
  • Early Student Protests From the Revolutionary War Through the Late 1800s 15
  • A Burlesque on Strikes: The First Reported Primary and Secondary Student Protests, 1886 17
  • A National Trend of Local Protests: Student Protests From 1886–1934 22
  • Connecting the Local, the National, and the Global: The Student Protest Movements of 1935–1974 28
  • Business as Usual or the Calm Before the Storm? Student Protests From 1974 to the Parkland Protests 36
  • 3.  Teacher Civic Activism in American History 38
  • A Period of Incubation: Teacher Civic Activism Until the 1940s 39
  • The Rise of Teachers' Unions: The Growing Teacher Strikes of 1940 Through the Early 1960s 43
  • Teachers and the Decade of Protest: The Mid-1960s to Early 1970s 45
  • Modern Teacher Strikes: Teacher Unions and the Emergence of Neoliberalism, 1974–Present 47
  • Putting the 2018 Student Protests and Teacher Strikes Into Historical Context 48
  • 4.  The A Nation at Risk Paradigm and Student and Teacher Civic Agency 49
  • Democratic Citizenship as an Aim of Education 51
  • The A Nation at Risk Paradigm and its Impacts on Student and Teacher Civic Agency 54
  • 5.  Understanding Student Protests and Teacher Strikes at the Intersection of the A Nation at Risk Paradigm and the History of Student and Teacher Civic Activism 70
  • The Improbable Protests: Student and Teacher Activism at the Intersection of Two Conflicting Traditions 72
  • Out of the Shadows: Embracing Student and Teacher Activism's Rejection of the A Nation at Risk Paradigm 92
  • 6.  Embracing Student and Teacher Civic Agency and Reclaiming "Education for Citizenship" 95
  • Toward Realizing an Education for Citizenship Paradigm 99
  • 7.  The Question Is Not Whether to Respond to Student and Teacher Civic Activism but How 117
  • References 123
  • Index 137
  • About the Author 149

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      Publisher: Teachers' College Press
      Publication Date: 25/02/2022
      ISBN13: 9780807766903, 978-0807766903
      ISBN10: 0807766909

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Looks at a history of student and teacher activism that aligns with the democratic purposes of public education. Chris Thomas demonstrates how these activities constitute a rejection of the dominant policy paradigm in US education, and concludes with a discussion of how activism provides a foundation to develop a new model for American education.

      Table of Contents
      • Contents
      • Acknowledgments ix
      • 1.  Student and Teacher Civic Activism and the Future of Education Policy 1
      • The Student Protests of the Spring of 2018 3
      • The Teacher Strikes of the Spring of 2018 4
      • Historical Context of Student and Teacher Activism 8
      • The Political Context of Student and Teacher Activism 10
      • Organization of the Book 11
      • 2.  History of Student Protests in the United States 14
      • Early Student Protests From the Revolutionary War Through the Late 1800s 15
      • A Burlesque on Strikes: The First Reported Primary and Secondary Student Protests, 1886 17
      • A National Trend of Local Protests: Student Protests From 1886–1934 22
      • Connecting the Local, the National, and the Global: The Student Protest Movements of 1935–1974 28
      • Business as Usual or the Calm Before the Storm? Student Protests From 1974 to the Parkland Protests 36
      • 3.  Teacher Civic Activism in American History 38
      • A Period of Incubation: Teacher Civic Activism Until the 1940s 39
      • The Rise of Teachers' Unions: The Growing Teacher Strikes of 1940 Through the Early 1960s 43
      • Teachers and the Decade of Protest: The Mid-1960s to Early 1970s 45
      • Modern Teacher Strikes: Teacher Unions and the Emergence of Neoliberalism, 1974–Present 47
      • Putting the 2018 Student Protests and Teacher Strikes Into Historical Context 48
      • 4.  The A Nation at Risk Paradigm and Student and Teacher Civic Agency 49
      • Democratic Citizenship as an Aim of Education 51
      • The A Nation at Risk Paradigm and its Impacts on Student and Teacher Civic Agency 54
      • 5.  Understanding Student Protests and Teacher Strikes at the Intersection of the A Nation at Risk Paradigm and the History of Student and Teacher Civic Activism 70
      • The Improbable Protests: Student and Teacher Activism at the Intersection of Two Conflicting Traditions 72
      • Out of the Shadows: Embracing Student and Teacher Activism's Rejection of the A Nation at Risk Paradigm 92
      • 6.  Embracing Student and Teacher Civic Agency and Reclaiming "Education for Citizenship" 95
      • Toward Realizing an Education for Citizenship Paradigm 99
      • 7.  The Question Is Not Whether to Respond to Student and Teacher Civic Activism but How 117
      • References 123
      • Index 137
      • About the Author 149

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