Joel H. Spring (born September 24, 1940) is an American

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at the

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who specializes in American and global educational policy. His major research interests are history of education, globalization and education, multicultural education,

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, the politics of education, and human rights education. He received his

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degree in educational policy studies from the

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.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 People from San Diego American historians of education {{US-academic-stub