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Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Knoester, M. (2023). On the fragility of democracy and democratic schools in the U.S. The Japanese Journal of Curriculum Studies/日本カリキュラム学会紀要編集委員会事務局 編 (32), 99-108.
Meier, D.; Lyne, H. & Knoester, M. (2023). What happened at the Mission Hill School?: The struggle to sustain a small democratic progressive school in a large urban system. Schools: Studies in Education, 20(2), 328-347.
Knoester, C. & Knoester, M. (2023). Social structure, culture, and the allure of Donald Trump in 2016. New Political Science, 45(1), 33-57. doi: 10.1080/07393148.2023.2170163
Knoester, M. & Meshulam, A. (2022). Beyond deficit assessment in bilingual primary schools. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 25(3), 1151-1164. doi: 10.1080/13670050/.2020.1742652
Knoester, M. & Gichiru, W. (2021). Inquiry into the educational implications of voting practices of young adults in U.S. mid-term elections. The Journal of Social Studies Research, 45(4), 267-276.. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssr.2021.05.003
McBride, A. E.; Bellamy, D. E. & Knoester, M. (2020). The theory and practice of developing intercultural competence with pre-service teachers on-campus and abroad. Theory Into Practice, 59(3), 269-278. doi: 10.1080/00405841.2020.1739957
Knoester, M. & Kretz, L. (2017). Why do young adults vote at low rates? Implications for education. Social Studies Research and Practice, 12(2), 139-153. doi: 10.1108/SSRP-04-2017-0013 ***Article Highly Commended by Emerald Literati Awards.
Knoester, M. & Parkison, P. (2017). Seeing like a state: How educational policy misreads what is important in schools. Educational Studies, 53(3), 247-262. doi: 10.1080/00131946.2017.1297302
Knoester, M. & Au, W. (2017). Standardized testing and school segregation: Like tinder for fire? Race Ethnicity and Education, 20(1), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/13613324.2015.1121474
Knoester, M. & Plikuhn, M. (2016). Inquiry into the independent reading development of first-generation college graduates with advanced degrees. Journal of Literacy Research, 48(1), 105-126. doi: 10. 1177/1086296X16658739
Knoester, M. & Parkison, P. (2015). Where is citizenship education in the age of Common Core State Standards? Critical Education, 6(22), 1-16.
Knoester, M. & Plikuhn, M. (2015). Influence of siblings on out-of-school reading practices. Journal of Research in Reading, 39(4), 469-485. doi: 10.1111/1467-9817.12059
Knoester, M. (2011). Is the outcry for more pilot schools warranted? Democracy, collective bargaining, deregulation, and the politics of school reform in Boston. Educational Policy, 25(3), 387-423.
Knoester, M. (2010). Independent reading and the ‘social turn’: How adolescent reading habits and motivation may be related to cultivating social relationships. Networks, 12(1), 1-13.
Knoester, M. (2009). Inquiry into urban adolescent independent reading habits: Can Gee’s theory of Discourses provide insight? Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 52(8), 676-85.
Knoester, M. (2008). Learning to describe, describing to understand. Schools: Studies in Education, 5(1), 146-55.
Knoester, M. (1998). War in Colombia. Social Justice: Crime, Conflict, and World Order, 25(2), 85-109.
Essay Reviews
Knoester, M. & Gichiru, W. P. (2014). Education for democracy at the university level. Journal of International Social Studies, 4(1), 115-118.
Knoester, M. (2013). The flat world and books about education reform. American Journal of Education, 119(4), 633-639.
Knoester, M. (2011). Who will benefit from the ‘sociocultural turn’ in education? Pedagogy, Culture & Society, 19(2), 311-318.
Book Chapters
Knoester, M. (2022). Deborah Meier: Education for democracy. In Greier, B. A. (Ed.). The Palgrave handbook of educational thinkers. London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Knoester, M. (2020). Bilingual family literacy challenges. In Henry, L. A. & Stahl, N. (Eds.). Literacy across the community: Research, praxis, and trends (pp. 35-46). New York, NY: Routledge.
Plikuhn, M. & Knoester, M. (2015). A foot in two worlds: First-generation college graduates, academic success, and family relationships. In Stich, A. & Freie, C. (Eds.). The working classes and higher education: Inequality of access, opportunity and outcome (pp. 174-194). New York, NY: Routledge.
Meier, D.; Knoester, M. & D’Andrea, K. C. (2015). Introduction. In Meier, D.; Knoester, M. & D’Andrea, K. C. (Eds.). Teaching in themes: An approach to schoolwide learning, creating community, and differentiating instruction (pp. 1-8). New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
Knoester, M. (2015). Astronomical inquiries. In Meier, D.; Knoester, M. & D’Andrea, K. C. (Eds.). Teaching in themes: An approach to schoolwide learning, creating community, and differentiating instruction (pp. 69-84). New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
Meier, D.; Knoester, M. & D’Andrea, K. C. (2015). Conclusion. In Meier, D.; Knoester, M. & D’Andrea, K. C. (Eds.). Teaching in themes: An approach to schoolwide learning, creating community, and differentiating instruction (pp. 142-148). New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
Knoester, M. & Yu, M. (2015). Teachers as cultural workers. In He, M. F.; Schultz, B. D. & Schubert, W. H. (Eds.). The SAGE guide to curriculum in education (pp. 190-197). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Gichiru, W. P. & Knoester, M. (2015). Teaching International Struggles for Critical Democratic Education. In Schwartzer, D. & Bridglall, B. (Eds.). Promoting global competence and social justice in teacher education: Successes and challenges within local and international contexts (pp. 243-278). Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
Knoester, M. (2012). Introduction. In Knoester, M. (Ed.). International struggles for critical democratic education (pp. 1-7). New York, NY: Peter Lang.
Knoester, M. (2012). Critical multicultural education in Boston. In Knoester, M. (Ed.). International struggles for critical democratic education (pp. 69-87). New York, NY: Peter Lang.
Crowley, C. & Knoester, M. (2012). Public higher education under attack in the United States. In Knoester, M. (Ed.). International struggles for critical democratic education (pp. 111-130). New York, NY: Peter Lang.
Book Reviews
Knoester, M. (2008). [Review of the book Conferring with readers: Supporting each student’s growth & independence, Serravallo, J. & Goldberg, G.] Education Review.
Knoester, M. (2007). [Review of the book Knowledge to support the teaching of reading, Snow, C., Griffin, P., & Burns, M., eds.] Education Review.
Knoester, M. (2004). Eavesdropping on Ron Berger’s classroom. Schools: Studies in Education, 1(2), 166-170.
Knoester, M. (2003). Education according to Chomsky. Mind, Culture, and Activity, 10(3), 266-270.