Joel Spring


Joel H. Spring is an American academic at the City University of New York who specializes in American and global educational policy. His major research interests are history of education, globalization and education, multicultural education, Native American culture, the politics of education, and human rights education. He received his Doctor of Philosophy degree in educational policy studies from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Selected works

Pedagogies of Globalization: The Rise of the Educational Security State, How Educational Ideologies Are Shaping Global Society Education and the Rise of the Global Economy A Primer of Libertarian Education
TextbooksAmerican Education The American School: From the Puritans to the Trump Era
  • ''Conflict of Interests: The Politics of American Education''