Table of Contents

Preface -- Introduction -- The Makings of Some Educational Facts -- Adam, Adam, Adam, and Adam: The Cultural Construction of a Learning Disability -- The Farrells and the Kinneys at Home: Literacies in Action -- The Voice of the Choir, the Voices in the Choir -- Joint Action on the Wild Side of Manhattan -- Racing in Place -- Education and the Making of Cultural Facts -- Disability as a Cultural Fact -- Ways with Theoretical Words -- Local Constructions of Educational Facts -- Conclusion: Beyond Explaining Why -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C

About the Author

Herve Varenne is professor of education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Ray McDermott is professor of education at Stanford University. Herve Varenne is professor of education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Ray McDermott is professor of education at Stanford University.