For more than three decades, Michael W. Apple has sought to uncover and
articulate the connections among knowledge, teaching, and power in
education. His germinal was a watershed title in critical education
studies, and has remained in print since its publication in 1979. The
more than two dozen books and hundreds of papers, articles, and chapters
published since have likewise all contributed to a greater understanding
of the relationship between and among the economy, political, and
cultural power in society on the one hand "and the ways in which
education is thought about, organized, and evaluated" on the other
In this collection, Apple brings together 13 of his key writings in one
place, providing an overview not just of his own career, but of the
larger development of the field. A new introduction re- examines the
scope of his work and his earlier arguments, and reflects on what
remains to be done for those committed to critical education.