Abstract
"In this special issue of the Bank Street Occasional Papers, we will dive into the wreckage, engage the fight, and hope to reclaim the ground of education in and for democracy." --Author.
Recommended Citation
Ayers, W.
(2012).
Introduction: Diving into the wreckage: Our Schools, Education Reform, and the Future Society.
Occasional Paper Series,
(27).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58295/2375-3668.1063
Included in
Curriculum and Social Inquiry Commons, Education Policy Commons, Humane Education Commons, Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education Commons, Social Policy Commons
William Ayers, formerly Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), founder of both the Small Schools Workshop and the Center for Youth and Society, has written extensively about social justice, democracy and education, the cultural contexts of schooling, and teaching as an essentially intellectual, ethical, and political enterprise. He has authored 6 books, co-authored 3 books, most recently (with Ryan Alexander-Tanner) To Teach: The Journey, in Comics, and co-edited 3 volumes.