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"""Joel Spring presents a stimulating scholarly reading on how ideologies are shaping educational development....Spring's absorbing exploration of various ideologies makes How Educational Ideologies are Shaping Global Society a compelling reading. It also compels the reader to re-examine some of the emerging theses on the impact of various ideologies on development of societies."" —Journal of Educational Planning and Administration ""...this provocative book could be valuable for students of political science, sociology of education, teacher education, citizenship studies, and environmental education."" —Journal of Latino and Education, Vol. 6, No. 1 ""By focusing on the possible/probable decline of the nation-state, How Educational Ideologies Are Shaping Global Society assumes a futures perspective that is both carefully speculative and modestly utopian--refreshing in an era preoccupied with narrow national self interest and security more than in the possibilities for educational equity and human rights....Spring has a knack for providing an original perspective on both important historical, foundational and contemporary issues in education."" —Terrence G. Wiley, Arizona State University ""I have immense respect and admiration for Joel Spring's work and have found virtually everything he has written both insightful and important....One of the most interesting aspects of his work, in my opinion, is that it is consistently on the 'cutting edge' intellectually. This book is a wonderful case in point: It is timely, potentially very important, and addresses a number of key topics of great (and growing) significance for educators and others."" —Timothy Reagan, University of Connecticut ""The book is clear, passionate, and well written...I think this provocative book could be valuable for students of political science, sociology of education, teacher education, citizenship studies, and environmental education."" --Yves Laberge, Department of Sociology, Pavillion Charles-De Koninck, Journal of Latinos and Education"

Joel Spring presents a stimulating scholarly reading on how ideologies are shaping educational development....Spring's absorbing exploration of various ideologies makes How Educational Ideologies are Shaping Global Society a compelling reading. It also compels the reader to re-examine some of the emerging theses on the impact of various ideologies on development of societies. -Journal of Educational Planning and Administration ...this provocative book could be valuable for students of political science, sociology of education, teacher education, citizenship studies, and environmental education. -Journal of Latino and Education, Vol. 6, No. 1 By focusing on the possible/probable decline of the nation-state, How Educational Ideologies Are Shaping Global Society assumes a futures perspective that is both carefully speculative and modestly utopian--refreshing in an era preoccupied with narrow national self interest and security more than in the possibilities for educational equity and human rights....Spring has a knack for providing an original perspective on both important historical, foundational and contemporary issues in education. -Terrence G. Wiley, Arizona State University I have immense respect and admiration for Joel Spring's work and have found virtually everything he has written both insightful and important....One of the most interesting aspects of his work, in my opinion, is that it is consistently on the 'cutting edge' intellectually. This book is a wonderful case in point: It is timely, potentially very important, and addresses a number of key topics of great (and growing) significance for educators and others. -Timothy Reagan, University of Connecticut The book is clear, passionate, and well written...I think this provocative book could be valuable for students of political science, sociology of education, teacher education, citizenship studies, and environmental education. --Yves Laberge, Department of Sociology, Pavillion Charles-De Koninck, Journal of Latinos and Education

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