Published Works
Curriculum        

  •    J. M. Beach.  Educating for Democracy: Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking, 2nd edition.  
             (New York: IUniverse, 2008).



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

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

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



Technical Writing

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

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


 
Poetry     

  •       The Black Mountain Review (Fall/Winter, 2004)  [Ballyclare, Northern Ireland]

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

  •       MadSwirl.com


                   
  •       MadSwirl, 3 (Nov, 2003)



  •     MadSwirl, 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, 3 (June, 2000)

  •     Mistry Guild, 2 (Sept, 1999)



Poetry Book

  •    J. M. Beach.  Living into Words (Poetry in the Time of Killing): Selected Poems: 1997 – 2004.
               New York: IUniverse, 2007.  




Editor (Poetry)                

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

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



Poetry Chapbooks                

  •     J. M. Beach.  America: A Myth.  Corvallis: Parke Press, 2001.

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

  •     J. M. Beach.  Swan Dive: Poems 2000-2001.  Corvallis: Parke Press, 2002.

  •     J. M. Beach.  Where a Painter is a Poet: Poems 2001.  Corvallis: Parke Press, 2002.



Philosophy Chapbooks

  •     J. M. Beach.  Towards a New Mythology.  Corvallis: Parke Press, 2001.

  •      J. M. Beach.  A Century of Conflict.  Corvallis: Parke Press, 2002.              

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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 Poetry: The Visionary (Lanham: University Press of America, 2004)
  • J. M. Beach.  A Gateway to Opportunity?  History of the Community College in the United States.   
             (Sterling, VA: Stylus  Publishing, LLC, Forthcoming in 2010).
  •  J. M. Beach.  “Globalization & Vocational Education: Liberation, Liability, or Both?”   Educational
           Studies: A Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 43, no. 3 (2008):  270-81.
  •  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,no. 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, 45, no. 1 (2009): 24 - 38.
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.
  •    John S. Levin and Josh M. Beach.  "Educational Attainment Skewed in California Community
             Colleges?"  Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 33, no. 3 (2009): 256-259.
Non-Academic Periodicals & Journals
Unpublished Manuscripts, Essays, & Articles
  •   J. M. Beach.  “Going to College?  Welcome to the Circus.”  GOfish 1, no. 1(Nov 2008): 40-41.  
        (New South Wales, Australia)
  •    Josh M. Beach, "The California Postsecondary  Educational Commission and Institutional           
              Assessment, 1965 - 2002," Paper presented at Council for the Study of Community Colleges
              Conference, Phoenix, AZ, April 2-4 2009.
  •  J. M. Beach.  Studies in Ideology: Essays on Culture and Subjectivity (Lanham: University Press of America, 2005)  
  • John S. Levin, Elizabeth M. Cox, Carrie Kisker, Christine Cerven, Yueh-Ching Chang, Joshua Beach,  
           Jennifer Silverman, and Shaila Mulholland.  “Community College Literature Reviews:  Basic Skills,
           Counseling, ESL, Transfer, Vocational Education.”  C4 eJournal, II (2008).
  • John S. Levin, Josh M. Beach, Carrie B. Kisker.  “Short-Term Credentials and the California Community  
           College Curriculum, 1993-2006.”  C4 Policy Paper Series.  A Working Paper for the California
           Community College Collaborative.  April 28, 2007.  
  •  Josh M. Beach.  Ideology, Reality, and Rhetoric: Kenneth Burke's Dramatism. Masters Thesis. Oregon State U, 2002.
  •  J. M. Beach.  Expression and Identity: The Word Made Flesh.  Masters Thesis.  Oregon State U, 2000.   <Link>