Hava Rachel Gordon University of Denver This Is Our School! Race and Community Resistance To School Reform
The 2023 Outstanding Book Award is presented to Hava Rachel Gordon for her book, This is Our School! Race and Community Resistance to School Reform. Dr. Gordon sets out to dispel the popular myth that the battles over school reform involve two warring factions, the neoliberal reformers versus teacher unions. With Denver as her backdrop, Gordon documents that the struggles over reforms in school policies and school practices can be localized and driven by diverse and invested community groups who share contrasting concerns and visions for their schools and their children. More importantly, Dr. Gordon shows that such grassroots resistance can be a powerful force in bringing about just and equitable educational change.
The Outstanding Book Award was established to acknowledge and honor the year’s best book-length publication in education research and development. To be considered for award, a book must be concerned with the improvement of the educational process through original research or scholarly inquiry, must have a research base, and must have copyright date of the past two years of the year in which the award is to be given.
Nominations may be submitted by the author of the work, by another scholar, or by the publisher of the work. The book may have been published anywhere in the world but, for purposes of consideration, must be available in English. Edited volumes, including textbooks, are not considered for the award.
Deadline to nominate: October 12, 2023