| Foreword | |
| Introduction : teacher education for democracy and social justice | |
| 1 | Education for democracy : what can it be? | 3 |
| 2 | Learners not widgets : teacher education for social justice during transformational times | 31 |
| 3 | Searching for the common good in federal policy : the missing essence in NCLB and HEA, Title II | 57 |
| 4 | Preparing social studies teachers to be just and democratic : problems and possibilities | 79 |
| 5 | Where's the joy? : justice and caring in science education | 105 |
| 6 | Many layered multiple perspectives : aesthetic education in teaching for freedom, democracy, and social justice | 131 |
| 7 | The right to be equally taught : three sites of inquiry for social justice at a diverse high school | 149 |
| 8 | Fostering a commitment to social justice through service learning in a teacher education course | 167 |
| 9 | Developing a shared vision for schooling and teacher education in a democracy : a story from Colorado | 189 |
| 10 | Critical thinking for democracy and social justice | 209 |
| 11 | External funding : the place of foundations in teacher education for democracy and social justice | 229 |
| Conclusion | 245 |
| Afterword | 255 |