Westheimer, Joel. (2007). Pledging Allegiance: The Politics of Patriotism in America's Schools. New York: Teachers College Press.
Joel Westheimer addresses a timely topic--the role of patriotism in today's schools--in this edited volume. Although this text targets a school setting, an interest in the topic extends well beyond the education community. Therefore, a range of audiences (teachers, administrators, community members, and politicians) should find its content informative and provocative.
In the Introduction, Westheimer expresses an intention to "explore the relationship between patriotism and education" (p. 2). To accomplish this purpose, he combines chapters ...