Education: New Titles http://www.press.umich.edu/rss/newEducation.xml New Education Books en-us ump.webmaster@umich.edu Powerful Voices: The Musical and Social World of Collegiate A Cappella | Joshua S. Duchan http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=911758 The first scholarly account of the music and culture of collegiate a cappella The Supreme Court and the NCAA: The Case for Less Commercialism and More Due Process in College Sports | by Brian L. Porto http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=3676883 Porto identifies the Court's role in shaping college sports and advances a prescription for reform Digital Tools in Urban Schools: Mediating a Remix of Learning | by JoEllen McNergney Vinyard http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=1113625 An unsettling look at the history of right-wing political movements in Michigan Money, Mandates, and Local Control in American Public Education | by Bryan Shelly http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=1200038 State and federal governments supply a fraction of school funding yet enjoy disproportionate control over education policy Teaching about Religions: A Democratic Approach for Public Schools | by Emile Lester http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=2180004 Public schools can play a role in promoting respect for religious differences Where Do The Children Play?: A Study Guide to the Film | by Elizabeth Goodenough http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=3657265 A companion volume to the PBS documentary Where Do the Children Play?, with essays by scholars and teachers on the history, psychology, and politics of children's free play and the growing movement to bring it back into children's lives The Accidental Teacher: Life Lessons from My Silent Son | by Annie Lubliner Lehmann http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=1403971 A mother's honest, unvarnished, and touching memoir about the life lessons she learned from a son with autism. Cross Purposes: Pierce v. Society of Sisters and the Struggle over Compulsory Public Education | by Paula Abrams http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=192896 Do parents have the right to determine how their children should be educated? Dangerous Professors: Academic Freedom and the National Security Campus | by Malini Johar Schueller and Ashley Dawson, Editors http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=343786 A provocative essay collection on academic freedom in the modern world. The Next Twenty-five Years: Affirmative Action in Higher Education in the United States and South Africa | by David L. Featherman, Martin Hall, and Marvin Krislov, editors http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=229720 A must-read for anyone who cares about the future of higher education in diverse democracies. A Place for Play: A Companion Volume to the Michigan Television Film "Where Do the Children Play?" | by Elizabeth Goodenough, Editor http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=362097 A Place for Play surveys the changing landscape of growing up in America and offers programs and advice to reconnect urban, suburban and rural children with outdoor play. Where Do the Children Play? A Documentary Film | by Michigan Television http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=360473 Winner of the 2008 Eugene International Film Festival Best Film in Social Issues/Family Values. Wiki Writing: Collaborative Learning in the College Classroom | by Robert E. Cummings and Matt Barton, Editors http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=234436 An indispensable and engaging guide to using wikis in the classroom. Transforming Science and Engineering: Advancing Academic Women | by Abigail J. Stewart, Janet E. Malley, and Danielle LaVaque-Manty, Editors http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=178866 Depicts the many issues women faculty in science and engineering face, and gives solutions that can be widely accepted at academic institutions around the U.S. The View from the Helm: Leading the American University during an Era of Change | by James J. Duderstadt http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=168531 A lively and informative take on the contemporary state of the university presidency and a behind-the-scenes look at the workings of one of the nation's premiere institutions of higher education. No Child Left Behind and the Public Schools | by Scott Franklin Abernathy http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=184344 Why NCLB will fail to close the achievement gap---and what we can do about it.