Published Works
 Curriculum        

  •    J. M. Beach, ed.  KidSpirit Teen Leadership Camp Curriculum.  Corvallis: Oregon State
                    University KidSpirit, 2001.

  •    J. M. Beach.  Encouraging Democracy: An Administrative Method for After-School Programs.
                   Corvallis: Boys & Girls Club of Corvallis, 2003.  

  •    J. M. Beach.  Physical Activities and Games for STARS. Corvallis: Boys & Girls Club of Corvallis, 2004.

  •    J. M. Beach.  Educating for Democracy: Reading & Responding, An Introduction to College
                   Writing with Readings.  Lincoln, NE: IUniverse, 2006.





Technical Writing

  •     J. M. Beach & Karen Swanger.  KidSpirit Youth Camp: Policies & Job Description Manual.
                    Corvallis: Oregon State University KidSpirit, 2000.

  •     J. M. Beach & Karen Swanger.   KidSpirit Youth Camp: General Staff Manual.  Corvallis:
                    Oregon State University KidSpirit, 2000.


Poetry     

  •       The Black Mountain Review (Fall/Winter, 2004)

  •       “Appendix,” in Studies in Poetry: The Visionary (Lanham, MD: UPA, 2004)

  •       MadSwirl.Com (Feb, 2004 - current)

  •       MadSwirl (Issue 3; Nov, 2003) (Issue 4; Summer, 2004)







  •       J. M. Beach, ed.  People Day: Poetry for the People.  Corvallis: Parke Press, June 2002.

  •       J. M. Beach, ed.  The Dissenting American Poets Present: The People's Poetry.  
                       Corvallis: Parke Press, June 2001.

  •       Mistry Guild (Sept, 1999) (June, 2000)



    Poetry Book


  •    Living into Words (Poetry in the Time of Killing): Selected Poems: 1997 – 2004.
                 Lincoln, NE: IUniverse, 2007.   




    Editor (Poetry)                

  •     The Dissenting American Poets Present: The People's Poetry.  J. M. Beach, Ed.
                 Corvallis, OR: Parke Press, 2001.       

  •     PEOPLE DAY: Poetry for the People.  J. M. Beach, Ed. Corvallis, OR: Parke Press, 2002.



    Poetry Chapbooks                

  •     America: A Myth.  Corvallis, OR: Parke Press, 2001.

  •     Wanderlust: Tracing Nirvana through Heaven's Faults Poems 1997-1999.
                 Corvallis, OR: Parke Press, 2001.  

  •     Swan Dive: Poems 2000-2001.  Corvallis, OR: Parke Press, 2002.

  •     Where a Painter is a Poet: Poems 2001.  Corvallis, OR: Parke Press, 2002.



    Philosophy Chapbooks

  •     Towards a New Mythology.  Corvallis, OR: Parke Press, 2001.

  •      A Century of Conflict.  Corvallis, OR: Parke Press, 2002.


    Unpublished Manuscripts, Essays, & Articles               

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Research Interests

  • Modernity, 20th Century U.S. History, Progressivism, Nationalism, Race, Class,           
           Americanism, Americanization, Multiculturalism, Educational & Social Reform,
           Civil & Human Rights, Conflict Theory, Critical Theory

  • Foundations of Education, the Community College, U.S. Educational Equity &  
            Academic Performance Gaps, High-School Drop-Outs, Community College         
           Transfer Rates, Academic Composition & Critical Thinking, Vocational Education      

  • Ideology, Ecology (as Epistemological and Ontological Paradigm),
           Human Ecology, Unification of Social Sciences & Humanities, Ecology & Education

  • Poetry & Poetic Theory (Poetics), Creativity & Human Nature, Religion & Mythology
Links to articles, books, and poetry below.  Click on underlined title.
Education & Community Colleges
Religious Studies & Philosophy
U. S. Political Culture & Inequality
Academic Articles
Academic Books
  •  J. M. Beach.  Studies in Ideology: Essays on Culture and Subjectivity (Lanham, MD: UPA 2005)  
  •  J. M. Beach.  Studies in Poetry: The Visionary (Lanham, MD: UPA, 2004)
  • J. M. Beach.  A Gateway to Opportunity?  History of the Community College in the United States,
                       1901 - 2008.  (Under review at Routledge)
  •   J. M. Beach.  “Globalization & Vocational Education: Liberation, Liability, or Both?”   Educational
                       Studies: A Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 43, no. 3 (2008):  xx.
  •  J. M. Beach.  "Ideology of the American Dream: Two Competing Philosophies in Education, 1776 -
                       2006," Educational Studies: A Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 41.2.  
                       (2007): 148-64.
  •  J. M. Beach.  “A Critique of Human Capital Formation in the U.S. and The Economic Returns to Sub-
                       Baccalaureate Credentials.”   Educational Studies: A Journal of the American Educational
                       Studies Association.  (Forthcoming)
Academic Conferences        
  •   J. M. Beach.   "Should U.S. Community Colleges Adopt an Americanization Curriculum?  A Proposal for
                       a Multicultural Americanization Curriculum for U.S. Community Colleges," paper presented at
                       Reclaiming Democracy: Visions and Practices from the Radical Left,  Radical Philosophy Association,
                       7th Biennial Conference, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, November 4, 2006.

  •     Josh M. Beach, "Institutional Assessment of California Community Colleges: A Historical
                       Perspective."  Paper presented at Midwest History of Education Society Annual Conference,
                       Chicago, Illinois,October 10-11, 2008.  
  •     John S. Levin & Josh M. Beach.  “Short-Term Credentials and the California College Curriculum,
                       1993 – 2006.”  Paper presented at Council for the Study of Community Colleges 50th Annual         
                       Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 3-5, 2008.
  •       John S. Levin, Elizabeth M. Cox, Josh M. Beach, Chrissy Cerven, Yueh-ching Chang, & Nori Naylor.          
                       “Examining and Transferring Promising Practices in Community Colleges.”  Paper presented at
                       Council for the Study of Community Colleges 50th Annual Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
                       April 3-5, 2008.
  •      J.M. Beach, “Investigating Who Succeeds and What ‘Success’ Means for California Community
                       Colleges? A Statewide Study of Student Enrollments, Success Rates, and Award Attainment,
                       with Emphasis on Vocational Education Programs,” poster presented at Association for the Study
                       of Higher Education Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, November 7-10, 2007
  •      J. M. Beach & J. S. Levin.  “What Is The State of Vocational Education and Technical Training
                       in America?”  round-table presented at Association for the Study of Higher Education
                       Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, November 7-10, 2007.
  •    J. M. Beach.  Contested Notions of Americanism and Americanization," paper presented at
                       International Globalization, Diversity and Education Conference," Washington State University,
                       Spokane, Washington, March 1-3, 2007.