Joel H. Spring (born September 24, 1940) is an American
academic
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...
at the
City University of New York who specializes in American and global educational policy. His major research interests are history of education, globalization and education, multicultural education, Native American culture, the politics of education, and human rights education. He received his
Doctor of Philosophy degree in educational policy studies from the
University of Wisconsin–Madison.
About the Author
The Joel Spring Library.
Selected works
* ''Pedagogies of Globalization: The Rise of the Educational Security State'', (2006)
* ''How Educational Ideologies Are Shaping Global Society'' (2004)
* ''Education and the Rise of the Global Economy'' (1998)
* '' A Primer of Libertarian Education'' (1975)
Textbooks
* ''American Education'' (now in its 19th edition, 2020)
* ''The American School: From the Puritans to the Trump Era'' (now in its 10th edition, 2018)
* ''Conflict of Interests: The Politics of American Education'' (now in its 5th edition)
References
Living people
1940 births
University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education alumni
The New School faculty
Academics from San Diego
American historians of education
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