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WESTHEIMER, Joel

WESTHEIMER, Joel

University Research Chair in Democracy and Education, Professor
LMX 486
Tel : 613 562 5800 4161
Email: joelw@uottawa.ca

Co-Director, Democratic Dialogue: Inquiry into Democracy, Education, and Society.
Member of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

Note: For more information on Professor Westheimer’s research activities, visit: www.DemocraticDialogue.com

Research interests and scholarly activities

Democracy and education; Youth activism, citizenship, and social justice; Service learning; Sociology of education; Teacher professional community; School reform.

Teaching fields

Foundations of education; Teacher education; philosophical and social influences in education; Social issues and social policy in education.

Publications

Books

  1. Westheimer, J. (Ed.) (2007). Pledging Allegiance: The Politics of Patriotism in American Schools. New York: Teachers College Press. Foreword by Howard Zinn.
  2. Westheimer, J. (1998). Among Schoolteachers: Community, Autonomy, And Ideology In Teachers' Work . New York: Teachers College Press.

Journal Articles

  1. Westheimer, J. & Cook, S. (2007). Education and Democracy: An Introduction. Canadian Journal of Education.
  2. Westheimer, J. (2006). Patriotism and Education. Phi Delta Kappan. April. 87(8), 569-572.
  3. Westheimer, J. (2006). The Politics of Patriotism. Phi Delta Kappan. April. 87(8), 608-620.
  4. Kahne, J. & Westheimer, J. (2006). The Limits of Efficacy: Educating Citizens for a Democratic Society. PS: Political Science and Politics. April. 39(2), 289-296. Cover article.
  5. Westheimer, J. (2005). Democratic Dogma: There is No One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Schooling for Democracy. Our Schools Our Selves. Sept.
  6. Westheimer, J. & Cook, S. (2005). Strengthening Canadian Democracy: Civic Literacy in Perspective. Prepared for the Democratic Reform Secretariat, Privy Council Office of the Government of Canada. Ottawa: Democratic Dialogue.
  7. Westheimer, J. & Kahne, J. (2004). What kind of citizen? The politics of educating for democracy. Lead article in the American Educational Research Journal. Summer. 41(2), 237-269.
  8. Westheimer, J. and Kahne, J. (2004). Educating the "Good" Citizen: Political Choices and Pedagogical Goals. Political Science & Politics. 38(2). April. [Reprinted in D. Walling (ed.) (2005). Public Education, Democracy, and the Common Good. Bloomington, IN: Phi Delta Kappa.]
  9. Westheimer, J. & Kahne, J. (2004). Teaching Citizenship: Preparing Students to Become Effective, Active Participants in our Democracy. Virginia Journal of Education. 97(5) February.
  10. Westheimer, Joel. (2004). The Politics of Civic Education. Political Science & Politics. 38(2) April. 57-61. Introduction to special issue.
  11. Westheimer, Joel & Kahne, Joseph (2003). Reconnecting Education to Democracy: Democratic Dialogues. Phi Delta Kappan. 85(1). September. 9-14.
  12. Kahne, J. and Westheimer, J. (2003). Teaching democracy: What Schools Need to Do. Phi Delta Kappan. 85(1). September. 34-40, 57-66.
  13. Westheimer, J. and Kahne, J. (2003). What Kind of Citizen? Political Choices and Educational Goals. Campus Compact Reader. Winter. 1-13. [Reprinted in (2005) Encounters On Education/Encuentros sobre Educación/ Rencontres sur l'Éducation. Vol. 4, Fall]
  14. Westheimer, J. (2003). L’éducation à la citoyenne té en vue d’une société démocratique / Citizenship Education for a Democratic Society. Le Prof: L’Education - Aujourd’hui et Demain / Teach: Education for Today and Tomorrow. April, pp. 17-19, 21-23.
  15. Westheimer, J. (2002). Tenure Denied: Anti-Intellectualism and Anti-Unionism in the Academy. Social Text. No. 73. [Simultaneous printing in Johnson, B., Kavanagh, P., & Mattson, K. (2003). Steal This University! The Rise of the Corporate University and an Academic Labor Movement. New York: Routledge.]
  16. Westheimer, J. and Kahne, J. (2001). Social Justice, Service Learning, and Higher Education: A Critical Review of Research. The School Field . Adapted from Kahne, J., Westheimer, J. and Rogers, B. (2000).
  17. Kahne, J. and Westheimer, J. (2000). A Pedagogy of Collective Action and Reflection: Preparing Teachers for Collective School Leadership. Journal of Teacher Education . 51(5), 372-383.
  18. Kahne, J., Westheimer, J., and Rogers, B. (2000). Service Learning and Citizenship: Directions for Research. Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning . Fall, 42-51.

Book Chapters

  1. Westheimer, J. (In press). Learning Among Colleagues: Teacher Community and the Shared Enterprise of Education. In Cochran-Smith, M., Feiman-Nemser, S. and McIntyre, J. (eds.). Handbook of Research on Teacher Education. Reston, VA: Association of Teacher Educators; Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
  2. Kahne, J. & Westheimer, J. (In press). The Limits of Efficacy: Educating citizens for a democratic society. In James Giarelli & Beth Rubin, Social Studies for a New Millennium: Re-Envisioning Civic Education for a Changing World. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. Adapted from 2006 Political Science and Politics article.
  3. Westheimer, J. & Kahne, J. (2006). Teaching Democracy in the Social Studies. In E. Wayne Ross (ed.), The Social Studies Curriculum: Purposes, Problems, and Possibilities, Third Edition. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
  4. Westheimer, J. (2003). Tenure Denied: Anti-Intellectualism and Anti-Unionism in the Academy. In Johnson, B., Kavanagh, P., & Mattson, K. Steal This University! The Rise of the Corporate University and an Academic Labor Movement. New York: Routledge. Adapted from Westheimer, 2003 (above).
  5. Westheimer, J., and Kahne, J. (2002). Educating for Democracy. In R. Hayduk & K. Mattson. (Eds.) Democracy's Moment: Reforming the American Political System for the 21st Century. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. Ch. 7, 91-107. [Reprinted in The School Field: Theorizing Citizenship Education III, Special Issue. XI(1/2), 21-39.; Adapted from “Education for Action: Preparing Youth for Participatory Democracy,” published as chapter 1 in Bill Ayers et al. (Eds.) Teaching for Social Justice: A Democracy and Education Reader. New York: New Press/Teachers College Press, 1998, 1-20.]

Recent Newspaper Editorials (Op-Ed)

  1. Westheimer, J. (2001). Community Service Learning: Pursuing Jewish Ideals of Compassion and Justice. Contact . Autumn.
  2. Westheimer, J. and Kahne, J. (January 26, 2000). Service Learning Required-But What Exactly Do Students Learn? Education Week . Back Page Commentary. 42.
  3. Westheimer, J. (July 16, 1999). The Students' Services are Required--But the Point is Unclear. The Globe and Mail . Commentary. A8.

Interviews

  1. Bousquet, M. (2003). A Victory for All of Us: A Conversation with Joel Westheimer. Workplace. 5(2).

Edited Volumes

  1. Westheimer, J. & Suurtamm, K. (In press). “The Politics of Social Justice Meets Practice” section of Quinn, T., Ayers, B., & Stovall, D. Handbook of Social Justice in Education. Lawrence Erlbaum
  2. Westheimer, J. (2007). Pledging Allegiance: What Should We Teach Our Children About Patriotism. New York: Teachers College Press. Foreword by Howard Zinn.
  3. Cook, S. and Westheimer, J. (2007). Canadian Journal of Education. Special issue on Education and Democracy.
  4. Westheimer, J. (2006). Phi Delta Kappan. Special issue on Patriotism and Education. April.
  5. Westheimer, J. (2004). PS: Political Science & Politics. Special symposium on The Politics of Civic Education. April.
  6. Westheimer, J. and Kahne, J. (2003). Phi Delta Kappan. Special issue on Democracy and Education. September.

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