This commentary focuses on the ways the set of articles in this issue, taken together, engage an important and much needed conversation in design-based approaches to inquiry: that is, what does it mean to do work in and with nondominant communities? Drawing on cultural historical activity theory, decolonizing methodologies, and indigenous…

This paper examines militarisation in child culture in Israel's transition from a pre-state society engaged in the nation-building process to statehood. The paper studies children's culture and the literary corpus for children created in the 1940s and 1950s in Jewish Palestine, before and after Israel's establishment. It investigates the main…

It is difficult to challenge a strong consensus that governments must intervene in a worsening crisis of emotional and psychological well-being. The article relates rising estimates of problems and corresponding calls for intervention in educational settings to the increasingly blurred boundaries between a cultural therapeutic ethos, academic…

This article examines the relations between two contrasting education phenomena that occur generally and that have come to light in the geographic location where the author teaches and works. This first phenomenon is the proliferation of interest in issues of diversity and equity through education policies, theories, practices, and initiatives.…

Study abroad has become, at least rhetorically, a core element in U.S. post-secondary education. For those who practice study abroad and have dedicated themselves to leading students, managing programs, or theorizing the role of study abroad in its relationship to the academy generally, the meaning of their work is powerfully shaped by rhetorical…

In the their article "Generation, Youth and Social Change in Australia" (Wyn & Woodman 2006), the authors set out a rationale for considering the issue of young people and social change through the lens of "social generation". This approach places renewed emphasis on the historical context within which different cohorts of…

This paper examines the discourses framing citizenship education in Ukraine and Russia from "perestroika" to the present and assesses the role of the Council of Europe in promoting democratic citizenship in both countries. We argue that there is a tension between the discourses of active citizenship, strongly disseminated by…

Provides historical information often missing from mainstream text and presents conceptions of political systems and vehicles for social change that are different than those usually thought about. Remarks are offered on one point of departure for movement toward an education for the liberation of both men and women. (JOW)

Since 1978 China's ruling Communist Party has moved China's economy increasingly toward capitalism and its foreign policy toward strategic partnership with its old enemies in the West. These changes have required Party leaders to reconcile the reforms rhetorically with continued homage to their predecessors, to Chinese traditions, and to…

In the Maghreb, the struggle for independence was the starting point for a new relationship between people and institutions. Three different ways of developing a new state--in Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco--are the result of a new social and political landscape that is being designed in the Mediterranean basin: from a monarchy in Morocco…

Economic and political changes and the resurgence of ethnicity are profoundly transforming the world. Radical adult education has historically worked at the interface of economics, politics, and culture; in the current state of flux, many of the enduring issues of adult education are being raised in new ways. (SK)

Considers two dimensions of changes in former Soviet Union countries: (1) obstacles to transformations away from strong state domination; and (2) contrasting approaches in public administration education to facilitate democratic development in these countries. (JOW)

Claims that public relations must clearly identify and commit to a professional goal that is morally sound and that will separate the true professionals in the field from the pretenders. Asserts that the commitment among public relations professionals must be openly proclaimed as harmony in public relationships. (JD)

Reviews the major influences that have contributed to the development of radical work theory and practice in the United Kingdom. Looks at the changing political context within which community workers have operated and at their relationship to the state. (JOW)

Catholic conservative influence on current American life is viewed from a historical perspective including their participation in major reform movements since the Civil War. Ethnic voting patterns as a reflection of the Catholic viewpoint are discussed in terms of their role in American politics. (PR)