Critical Theory and Educational Research

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Contributor Bio:  McLaren, Peter L McLaren is Associate Director at the Center for Education and Cultural Studies, Miami University, Ohio. Contributor Bio:  Giarelli, James M Beth C. Rubin is an assistant professor of education at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. A former high school social studies teacher, Dr. Rubin conducts ethnographic research on issues at the intersection of classroom life and social inequality. Her current work focuses on detracking in the classrooms of diverse schools and students' constructions of civic identity. Recent publications include ""There's still not justice": Youth civic identity development amid distinct school and community contexts," "Teachers College Record" (2007), "Unpacking detracking: When progressive pedagogy meets students' social worlds," "American Educational Research Journal" (2003), and "Critical voices in school reform: Students living through change "(2003, RoutledgeFalmer), with Elena Silva. James M. Giarelli is professor and chair, Department of Educational Theory, Policy, and Administration, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University. He is faculty coordinator of the GSE-South African Initiative and associate editor of "Educational Theory." He has published widely in social philosophy, ethics, civic, and moral education. Contributor Bio:  Lincoln, Yvonna S Yvonna S. Lincoln is Professor of Higher Education and Educational Administration at Texas A & M University. She is author, coauthor, or editor of such books as Naturalistic Inquiry and Fourth Generation Evaluation (both with Egon G. Guba), and Organizational Theory and Inquiry. Vice President of Division J (Postsecondary Education) of the American Educational Research Association, Dr. Lincoln formerly served as president of the American Evaluation Association and is the recipient of many prestigious awards. Dr. Lincoln coedited, with Dr. Denzin, the Handbook of Qualitative Research. Contributor Bio:  Popkewitz, Thomas Popkewitz teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Contributor Bio:  Lankshear, Colin Colin Lankshear is a freelance researcher and writer based in Mexico. He is currently an adjunct professor at James Cook University, Australia, and McGill and Mount St Vincent Universities, Canada. Michele Knobel is Professor of Education at Montclair State University, USA.