ForewordAcknowledgmentsCh. 1Introduction1Ch. 2Traditions8Ch. 3The Setting15Ch. 4"Because You Like Us": The Language of Control31Ch. 5Learning the ABCs: The Shadow Curriculum41Ch. 6Storybook Reading52Ch. 7"Now the Robbers Is Nice"69Ch. 8What Is Teacher Research?82References101Index105About the Author109