Digital networking for school reform : the online grassroots efforts of parent and teacher activists /

This book provides first-person accounts from parents and educators in the United States who have negotiated for a prominent role in current conversations about school reform. Heron Hruby and Landon-Hays argue that it is important to both theorize and document grassroots efforts at a time when digit...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Heron-Hruby, Alison (Editor), Landon-Hays, Melanie (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Palgrave Macmillan's digital education and learning series.
Palgrave pivot.
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Table of Contents:
  • Critical digital literacies and the struggle over what's common / George L. Boggs and Trevor Thomas Stewart
  • Getting the attention of the White House : using Facebook to promote teacher knowledge about school reform / Anthony Cody
  • United opt out national and the resistance of high-stakes standardized testing / Shaun Johnson and Tim Slekar
  • Beginning at the blog : moving from kitchen-table plans to national political activism using digital narratives / Dora Taylor
  • Fighting testing madness in Charlotte, North Carolina / Pamela Grundy
  • In closing--the potential of current grassroots efforts for effecting sustainable change : a socio-historical perspective on making a difference / J. Spencer Clark, Alison Heron-Hruby, and Melanie Landon-Hays.