This month, after nearly nine years, the American war in Iraq is finally drawing to a close. At its peak, 170,000 Americans were stationed…
Barney Frank’s impending exit from Congress is a milestone not just for him, but also for the remarkable set of civic leaders who came of…
Not long ago, many pundits agreed that the Republican nomination was Mitt Romney's to lose. Now, with one recent poll showing Gingrich up a…
Are teachers’ impacts on students’ test scores (“value-added”) a good measure of their quality? This question has sparked debate largely…
Covert Racism, subtle often hidden form of racism is explored through a multi-disciplinarian lens. The volume challenges the notion of a…
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Scholarly analysis in the sociology of education has burgeoned in recent decades. Frontiers in Sociology of Education aims to provide a…
Scholars in science and technology studies (STS) have recently been called upon to advise governments on the design of procedures for…
Indonesia's financial sector has two paradoxes: (i) Indonesia has been a global leader in microfinance for the past 25 years, but access to…