The Success Ethic, Education, and the American Dream

Joseph L. DeVitis is Professor of Education and Human Development at the State University of New York at Binghamton. He is the author of Theories of Moral Development; Helping and Intervention ; and Competition in Education (with John Martin Rich); and editor of Women, Culture and Morality; Building Bridges for Educational New Approaches to Teacher Education (with Peter A. Sola); and School Reform in the Deep A Critical Appraisal (with David J. Vold). John Martin Rich is Professor of Cultural Foundations of Education at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the editor of Readings in Philosophy of Education; Conflict and Analyzing Educational Issues ; and Innovations in Reformers and Their Critics and is the author of Education and Human Values; Humanistic Foundations of Education; Challenge and Education in American Culture; New Directions in Educational Policy; Discipline and Authority in School and Family; Professional Ethics in Education; Innovative School Discipline ; and Foundations of Education .