Digital Networking for School Reform - The Online Grassroots Efforts of Parent and Teacher Activists

Informationen zum Autor George L. Boggs, Florida State University, USAJ. Spencer Clark, Utah State University, USAAnthony Cody, Teachers Lead, USAPamela Grundy, USAShaun Johnson, USATimothy Sklar, Edgewood College, USATrevor Stewart, Appalachian State University, USADora Taylor, USA Klappentext Presenting school reform grassroots activists - teachers, parents, and organizers alike - in their own words, the editors document the newly emerged role of digital networks of activists in school reform and analyze their efforts as acts of critical literacy. Zusammenfassung Presenting school reform grassroots activists - teachers! parents! and organizers alike - in their own words! the editors document the newly emerged role of digital networks of activists in school reform and analyze their efforts as acts of critical literacy. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Critical Digital Literacies and the Struggle over what's Common; George L. Boggs and Trevor Thomas Stewart 2. Getting the Attention of the White House: Using Facebook to Promote Teacher Knowledge about School Reform; Anthony Cody 3. United Opt Out National: Web Networking as a Way to Strengthen National Resistance to Standardized Testing; Shaun Johnson and Tim Slekar 4. Beginning at the Blog: Moving From Kitchen-Table Plans to National Political Activism Using Digital Narratives; Dora Taylor, 5. A Community Battles Testing Madness in Charlotte, North Carolina: The Role of Local Knowledge in Spurring Online Collaboration for Change; Pamela Grundy 6. In Closing: The Import of Digital Citizenship in Effecting Grassroots Change: A Socio-historical Perspective on what it takes to Make a Difference in Education Reform; J. Spencer Clark, Alison Heron-Hruby, and Melanie Landon-Hays

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Critical Digital Literacies and the Struggle over what's Common; George L. Boggs and Trevor Thomas Stewart 2. Getting the Attention of the White House: Using Facebook to Promote Teacher Knowledge about School Reform; Anthony Cody 3. United Opt Out National: Web Networking as a Way to Strengthen National Resistance to Standardized Testing; Shaun Johnson and Tim Slekar 4. Beginning at the Blog: Moving From Kitchen-Table Plans to National Political Activism Using Digital Narratives; Dora Taylor, 5. A Community Battles Testing Madness in Charlotte, North Carolina: The Role of Local Knowledge in Spurring Online Collaboration for Change; Pamela Grundy 6. In Closing: The Import of Digital Citizenship in Effecting Grassroots Change: A Socio-historical Perspective on what it takes to Make a Difference in Education Reform; J. Spencer Clark, Alison Heron-Hruby, and Melanie Landon-Hays

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Heron Hruby a Et Al, Alison Landon-Hays Heron-Hruby
• Mitarbeit: Kenneth A Loparo (Herausgeber), Aliso Heron Hruby (Herausgeber), Alison Heron Hruby (Herausgeber), A. Heron Hruby (Herausgeber), Landon-Hays (Herausgeber), Landon-Hays (Herausgeber), M Landon-Hays (Herausgeber), M. Landon-Hays (Herausgeber), Melanie Landon-Hays (Herausgeber), Kenneth A Loparo (Herausgeber), Kenneth A. Loparo (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Palgrave UK
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 28.03.2014
• EAN: 9781137430731
• ISBN: 978-1-137-43073-1
• Seiten: 97
• Serien: Digital Education and Learning; Digital Education and Learning
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Pädagogik > Bildungswesen; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Politische Soziologie; B, Educational Policy, Teaching, Administration, Organization and Leadership, Organization and Leadership, teacher training, Educational strategies & policy, Teaching and Teacher Education, Educational Policy and Politics, Education and state, Education Policy, School management and organization, Educational administration & organization, School administration, Educational Technology, Technology and Digital Education, Palgrave Education Collection, Digital Education and Educational Technology