Rutgers University Press Schooling, Democracy, and the Quest for Wisdom: Partnerships and the Moral Dimensions of Teaching

In response to growing concern in the 1980s about the quality of public education across the United States, a tremendous amount of energy was expended by organizations such as the Holmes Group and the Carnegie Forum to organize professional development schools (PDS) or “partner schools” for teacher education. On the surface, the concept of partnering is simple; however, the practice is very costly, complex, and difficult. In Schooling, Democracy, and the Quest for Wisdom, Robert V. Bullough, Jr. and John R. Rosenberg examine the concept of partnering through various lenses and they address what they think are the major issues that need to be, but rarely are, discussed by thousands of educators in the U.S. who are involved and invested in university-public school partnerships. Ultimately, they assert that the conversation around partnering needs re-centering (most especially on the purposes of public education), refreshing, and re-theorizing. Review "Selected New Books on Higher Education," compiled by Ruth Hammond-- "Chronicle of Higher Education""Schooling, Democracy, and the Quest for Wisdom resets the focus of school reform, re-centers the purpose of partnership, and reassesses the very basis of education itself. Enough cannot be said about Bullough and Rosenberg's impressive intellectual range and their artful and engaging writing."--Bernard J. Badiali "coauthor of Teacher Leader""Bullough and Rosenberg's new book is a passionate plea for society to reclaim the moral purpose of public schools and universities. By advocating for robust school-university partnerships, they give us hope and remind us that to care is human. Their book is a timely, must-read for those who care about the future of our democratic society."--Rebecca West Burns "University of South Florida" About the Author Robert V. Bullough, Jr. is a professor of teacher education and the associate director of the center for the improvement of teacher education and schooling at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He is also an emeritus professor of educational studies at the University of Utah. Bullough is the author of many titles, including Counternarratives: Studies of Teacher Education and Becoming and Being a Teacher.John R. Rosenberg is the Washington Irving professor of Spanish and American relations at Brigham Young University and currently serves as the associate director of Brigham Young’s Faculty Center. He is the author of several titles, including The Black Butterfly: Concepts of Spanish Romanticism.