Book Reviews

Lowery, Charles L.; Jenlink, Patrick M., eds. Reviewed by: Scott Gregory, Fort Hays State UniversityDate Reviewed: June 21, 2021 In the last twenty-five years there has been a great deal of scholarship about John Dewey’s work, as well as continued…

Neuhaus, Jessamyn Reviewed by: Hans H. Wiersma, Augsburg UniversityDate Reviewed: June 21, 2021 Geeky Pedagogy is a funny, evidence-based, multidisciplinary, pragmatic, highly readable guide to the process of learning and relearning how to be an effective college teacher. It is…

Benefiel, Margaret; Lee, Bo Karen Reviewed by: Patricia KillenDate Reviewed: June 21, 2021 The Soul of Higher Education: Contemplative Pedagogy, Research and Institutional Life for the Twenty-first Century contributes to an understanding of the importance and implications of a contemplative…

Neder, Adam Reviewed by: Daniel Orlando Álvarez, Pentecostal Theological SeminaryDate Reviewed: June 21, 2021 What difference does Jesus Christ make for the way we teach the Christian faith? If he is truly God and truly human, if he reveals God…

Corbin, Rebecca A.; Thomas, Ron, eds. Reviewed by: Nathan Womack, University of California – RiversideDate Reviewed: June 21, 2021 While community colleges have traditionally focused on providing students with opportunities to gain credentials for employment, the increasingly important question is:…

Friberg, Jennifer; McKinney, Kathleen, eds. Reviewed by: Courtney PaceDate Reviewed: June 21, 2021 When the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) emerged, it often concentrated on individual faculty practice in one classroom; it is now, however, increasingly common to find…

Cochran-Smith, Marilyn; Cummings Carney, Molly; Stringer Keefe, Elizabeth; Burton, Stephani; Chang, Wen-Chia; Fernández, M. Beatriz; Miller, Andrew F.; Sánchez,Juan Gabriel; Baker, Megina Reviewed by: Elizabeth Yomantas, Pepperdine UniversityDate Reviewed: June 21, 2021 Teacher accountability has been a major strategy for…

Kinchin, Ian M.; Winstone, Naomi E., eds. Reviewed by: Barbara A. Fears, Howard UniversityDate Reviewed: June 21, 2021 Exploring Pedagogic Frailty and Resilience presents the practical application of the frailty model to demonstrate how it may be used to support…

Dalton, Mary M.; Linder, Laura R., eds. Reviewed by: Steven C. Ibbotson, Prairie CollegesDate Reviewed: June 21, 2021 Popular representations of teachers and teaching are easy to take for granted precisely because they are so accessible and pervasive. Our lives…

Gravett, Sandie L. Reviewed by: Eugene V. Gallagher, Connecticut CollegeDate Reviewed: June 21, 2021 Teaching Religion in a Changing Public University reviews the teaching of religious studies in public universities, with exploration of the challenges and opportunities for the future….