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Public Education: Bibliography

BASIC STUDY BOOKS

Bullet Lyman, Mary Grace. Public Education: Issues and Challenges. New York: General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church, 2004. Service Center # 3597, $7.50.
The education of young people is a mission of The United Methodist Church with a long and rich history. This study looks at the issues and challenges that presently face the public education system in this country, including vouchers, home schooling, inequalities of education, testing, and more.The leader's guide that is a part of the study offers group activities to help a leader bring the material in the text into the local community for action and reflection. The guide is designed for four two-hour sessions, but has outlines for other time frames.

A four-page reprint in Korean (#5693) and Spanish (#5694) which appears in the May/June editions of United Methodists in Service and El Interprete gives a summary of the 2004 mission study on Public Education. Free for postage and handling.

Bullet Gee, Martha Bettis. I Dream of a School : Mission Study on Public Education: Youth Book with Leader's Guide. New York: General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church, 2004. Service Center #3598, $6.00
Many young people can articulate clearly what is wrong with their schools and what they think would make a difference. They need tools to help them translate their own clear understanding of what they face at school into an understanding of what others face. They need lenses for viewing the larger issues of legislation and funding that directly affect their education and the education of others. The aim of this study is to give young people the perspective, the tools, and the motivation to make a vision of quality education for all real.

Bullet Response (April, 2004) Service Center #3494, $1.75.

Bullet New World Outlook (March/April, 2004). Service Center #3504, $5.00.

PRINT RESOURCES

See the bibliography on pp 124-126 in Public Education: Issues and Challenges by Mary Grace Lyman for more suggested resources

United Methodism

Bullet Education: The Gift of Hope 2001: A Study Resource for Churches and Schools. Board of Higher Education and Ministry, The United Methodist Church, 2001. Cokesbury, $10.00.

Bullet Education: The Gift of Hope . General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, The United Methodist Church, 2001. Cokesbury, $10.00.

Bullet Reece, Wayne C. Ed.  Opting for Virtue in Public Life. Cokesbury, 2003 $8.00

Bullet When the Church Speaks: Guide to the Social Principles. Cokesbury, 2001. $3.00

Issues in Public Education

Bullet Al- Hibri, Azizah, Jean Bethke Elshtain, Charles C Haynes, Martin E. Marty, Daniel A. Sharp. Religion in American Public Life: Living With Our Deepest Differences. W.W. Norton, 2001. $4.00.

Bullet Berliner, David C., Bruce J. Biddle, James Bell. Manufactured Crisis: Myths, Fraud, and the Attack on America's Public Schools. Perseus, 1996. $20.00

Bullet Delpit, Lisa. Other Peoples' Children:Cultural Conflict in the Classroom. New Press, 1996. $16.00

Bullet Delpit, Lisa and Joanna Kilgour Dowdy. Skin We Speak: Thoughts on Language and Culture in the Classroom. New Press, 2003.$11.87.

Bullet Dewey, John. Education and Experience. Free Press, 1997, $8.95.

Bullet Finn, Chester Jr., Bruno V. Manning, and Gregg Vanourek. Charter Schools in Action. Princeton University Press, 2001. $21.00.

Bullet Fraser, James W. Between Church and State: Religion and Public Education in a Multicultural America. Palgrave Macmillan, 2000. $5.00.

Bullet Ginsberg, Margery B. and Raymond J. Wlodkowski. Creating Highly Motivating Classrooms for All Students: A Schoolwide Approach to Powerful Teaching with Diverse Learners. Jossey-Bass, 2000. $30.00.

Bullet Hill, Paul Thomas and Mary Beth Celio. Fixing Urban Schools. Brookings, 1998 . $ 17.00.

Bullet Hooks, Bell. Where We Stand: Class Matters. Routledge, 2000. $17.00

Bullet Jossey- Bass Reader on Gender in Education. Jossey- Bass, 2002. $27.00

Bullet Kessler, Rachel. Soul of Education: Helping Students Find Connection, Compassion, and Character at School. ASCD, 2000. $23.00.

Bullet Kolbert, Kathryn and Zak Mettger, eds. Justice Talking: School Vouchers: Leading Advocates Debate Today's Most Controversial Issues. New Press, 2002.$25.00.

Bullet Kugler, Eileen Gail. Debunking the Middle-Class Myth: Why Diverse Schools Are Good for All Kids.  Rowman and Littlefield, 2002.  $23.50

Bullet Ladson-Billings, Gloria. Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children. Jossey-Bass, 1997. $13.27.

Bullet McKay, A. Bruce and Joanne Newcombe. Aligning Resources for Student Achievement.

Bullet National School Boards Association, 2002. $15.00.

Bullet Mishel, Lawrence and Richard Rothstein, eds. Class Size Debate.  Economic Policy Institute, 2002. $13.50.

Bullet Mondale, Sarah, ed.  What's Public About Charter Schools?: Lessons Learned About Choice and Accountability.Beacon, 2002. $20.00.

Bullet Monroe, Barbara. Crossing the Digital Divide: Race, Writing and Technology in the Classroom. Teachers College, 2004. $24.00. 

Bullet Noguera, Pedro. City Schools and the America Dream: Reclaiming the Promise of Public Education. Teachers College Press, 2003. $19.95.

Bullet Olsen, Laurie and Herbert R. Kohl. Made in America: Immigrant Students in Our Public Schools. New Press, 1998. $16.00.

Bullet Olweus, Dan. Bullying at School: What We Know and What We Can Do. Blackwell, 1994. $20.65.

Bullet Ordinary Resurrections: Children in the Years of Hope. Perennial, 2001. $11.20.  

Bullet Pflaum, William. Technology Fix: The Promise and Reality of Computers in Our Schools. ASCD, 2004.  $16.00

Bullet Popham, W. James. Truth About Testing: An Educator's Call to Action. ASCD, 2001. $24.00.

Bullet Sacks, Peter. Standardized Minds: The High Price of America's Testing Culture and What We Can Do To Change It. Perseus, 2001. $26.00.

Bullet Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools. Harper Perennial, 1992. $11.20.

Bullet Schaller, Lyle E. Evolution of American Public High School: From Prep School to Prison to New Partnerships. Abingdon, 2000. Service Center #3317. $!5.00.

Bullet Sears, James T. and James C. Carper, eds. Curriculum, Religion, and Public Education: Conversations for an Enlarging Public Square.Teachers College, 1998. $30.00.

Bullet Thoughtful Teachers, Thoughtful Schools: Issues and Insights in Education Today. Editorial Projects in Education. Prentice Hall, 1997. $25.00

Bullet Turnbull, Ann P. , Dorothy Leal, H, Rutherford Turnbull, Marilyn Shank. Exceptional Lives: Special Education in today's Schools. Prentice Hall, 2003, $87.00.

Bullet Tyack, David B. and Larry Cuban. Tinkering Toward Utopia: A Century of Public School Reform. Harvard, 1997. $20.00

Bullet Wheelock, Anne. Crossing the Tracks: How "Untracking" Can Save America's Schools. New Press, 1992. $20.00

Bullet Why Are All the Black kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race: A Psychologist Explains the Development of Racial Identity. Basic, 2003. $11.17.

Bullet Williams, Belinda, ed. Closing the Achievement Gap: A Vision for Changing Beliefs and Practices. ASCD, 2003 $26.00.

Bullet Wong, Kenneth K. Funding Public Schools: Politics and Policies. University Press of Kansas, 1999. $16.00.

Action Possibilities

Bullet Benson, Peter L. , ed. Fragile Foundations: The State of Developmental Assets Among American Youth. Search Institute, 1999. $19.00.

Bullet Benson, Peter L., Judy Galbraith, and Pamela Espeland. What Teens Need to Succeed: Proven, Practical Ways to Shape Your Own Future . Free Spirit, 1998. $16.00

Bullet Calfee, Carol, Frank Wittwer, Mimi Meridith. Building a Full-Service School: A Step-by-Step Guide. Jossey- Bass,1998. $39.00.

Bullet Cordeiro, Paula A. Boundary Crossings: Educational Partnerships and School Leadership: New Directions for School Leadership. Jossey-Bass, 1997. $35.00.

Bullet Davis, Deborah and Lisa Race. A Quick-Start Guide to Building Assets in Your School: Moving From Incidental to Intentional.  Search Institute, 2003. $10.00

Bullet Faith in the Five Planning Guide: a Step-by-Step Guide for Enriching the Lives of Young People in Your Congregation and Community. America's Promise Alliance for Youth.

Bullet Kretzmann, John P. And John L. McKnight. Building Communities from the Inside Out: A Path Toward Finding and Mobilizing a Community's Assets.ACTA, 1997. $15.00.

Bullet Starkman, Neal, Peter C. Scales and Clay Roberts. Great Places to Learn: How Asset-Building Schools Help Students Succeed. Search Institute, 1999. $ 30.00.

Bullet Roehlkepartain, Eugene C. and Donald Draayer. Learning and Living: How Asset Building for Youth Can Unify a School's Mission. Search Institute, 1998. $ 3.95.

ONLINE STUDIES

arrow icon The Four Tides of United Methodism. John McEllhenny, John. Electronic version: www.drew.edu/books/200Years/200UM/titlepg.htm.

arrow icon Education: How Can Schools and Communities Work Together to Meet the Challenge? (Order a free copy from www.studycircles.org.) A study circle discussion guide to help communities work together on a range of issues and challenges facing our schools today. This guide is intended to be used in conjunction with SCRC's how-to guide Organizing Community-Wide Dialogue for Action and Change.

arrow icon Many more online links and resources at
http://new.gbgm-umc.org/missionstudies/publiceducation/links/

About the Authors:

Mary Grace Lyman retired from the staff of the Women's Division, General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church in 2002 after more than 20 years of service. For the majority of that time, she administered the program of schools of Christian mission for United Methodist Women across the United States, giving oversight to content, training leadership for schools, and development of printed and video study materials for adults, children and youth. She has taught extensively in regional and conference schools of Christian mission. She is active in her annual conference and in the wider United Methodist Church, having served as a delegate to General and Jurisdictional Conferences. She is a member of the Scarritt-Bennett Center Board of Directors. Mary Grace began her career as a high school mathematics teacher. She is married to Jim Lyman, a retired high school physics teacher. They have two grown children and three grandchildren. She enjoys travel, music and home arts.

Martha Bettis Gee is a writer, editor, and consultant in educational ministry. A certified Christian educator for the Presbyterian Church (USA), she is employed as Director of Christian education at Fairlawn Presbyterian Church, Columbus, Indiana. For 16 years she was Associate for Curriculum Development for Children for the Congregational Ministries Division of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and was involved in children's ministries, child advocacy and mission education. She is the author of the Things to Make and Do series of books on creative activities for children. For over a decade she was an elementary school teacher.

Martha lives in LaGrange, Kentucky, and is married to William W. Gee. She has a daughter, Amelia Pillow, and a daughter and son-in-law, Megan and Jonathan Davis.