[A] useful and well-done collection, serving to outline the nature of an evolving critical pedagogy, while also clearly demonstrating its roots in actual practice and experience. Contemporary Sociology An excellent example of the progress--both conceptual and political--that has been made in our understanding of how education works in an unequal society... An exceptionally valuable book. Michael Apple All readers who are interested in the possibilities of radical discourse in a conservative time will find relevance in the text and in the excellent, extensive bibliography. Choice