Brave New Classrooms Democratic Education and the Internet

«This thought-provoking collection provides a welcome antidote to the utopian and dystopian positions that tend to dominate discussions of educational technology. The volume’s critical perspective on e-learning deserves the attention of educators and policy-makers alike.» (Mark Warschauer, Department of Education, University of California, Irvine)



«‘Brave New Classrooms’ represents a landmark book in its examination of the complex relationship among the diverse demands of democracy, higher education, and electronic learning. Cutting beneath the surface of hype and superficiality, it offers a complex, erudite, and invigorating analyses of both the dangers and possibilities of e-learning within an ever increasing corporatized world. This book is crucial reading for those individuals and groups concerned about the future of higher education and the importance of democratic public spheres.» (Henry A. Giroux, Author of ‘Take Back Higher Education’ and ‘Stormy Weather: Katrina and the Politics of Disposability’)

The Editors: Joe Lockard is Assistant Professor of English at Arizona State University. He received his Ph.D. in English from the University of California-Berkeley. He has published numerous articles on Internet culture, nineteenth-century American literature, and US cultural studies. Mark Pegrum is Lecturer in TESOL at the Graduate School of Education at the University of Western Australia, where he received his Ph.D. from the Faculty of Arts. He has published in the areas of e-learning, intercultural competence, and World Englishes.