“Tobin and Feit provide a promising method, one they have used for more than a decade, for doing ethical research with students in classrooms and communities. The authors not only show that ethical thinking in research can be integrated into the existing curriculum, but also describe how it opens up avenues for positive action beyond the classroom.”
—Teachers College Record
“We need this book. Tobin and Feit have crafted a profound and practical vision of democratic education. They explain why and how to help youth improve their communities by leveraging capacities for investigation, analysis, self-awareness, and ethical assessment. Their detailed resources provide powerful support for those inspired to pursue these aims.”
—Joseph Kahne, Dutton Presidential Chair for Education Policy and Politics, University of California, Riverside
“Tobin and Feit’s new book provides educators with a powerful resource for engaging students in participatory research. It is a practical guide in the best sense—offering tools for reflection and action and critical questions about what it means to empower youth in an ethical way.”
—John Rogers, professor of education and director of UCLA IDEA
“Timely, needed and fresh, Student Research for Community Change provides strategies on how students can become engaged self-navigators and contributing citizens encountering authentic challenges in their communities and the larger world. Exquisitely reasoned pedagogy backs the authors' Tools for Learning model. What is particularly impressive are the wealth of striking examples from high school students displaying confidence and insight as they engage in a remarkable array of investigations. These learners are lit. Compelling and imaginative, this is a must-read for any educator wanting to help their learners ‘be’ ethical, analytic, and enthusiastic about facing the future.”
—Heidi Hayes Jacobs, president, Curriculum Designers, Inc., Rye, NY
