Publications
Books and Book Reviews
Books
-Clifford Case and the Challenge of Liberal Republicanism. (Lanham MD: Lexington Books, 2023). ISBN 978-1-66692-858-7.
- Gloria T. Alter and William R. Fernekes, editors. The Human Rights Imperative in Teacher Education: Developing Compassion, Understanding and Advocacy. (Lanham MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2022). ISBN 978-1-5381-6192-0.
• Valerie Ooka Pang, Jack L. Nelson, and William R. Fernekes, editors. The Human Impact of Natural Disasters: Issues for the Inquiry-Based Classroom. (Silver Spring MD: National Council for the Social Studies, 2010). ISBN 978-0-87986-104-9.
• The Oryx Holocaust Sourcebook. (Westport CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2002). ISBN 1-57356-292-5.
• Children's Rights: A Reference Handbook. (Santa Barbara CA: ABC-CLIO Press, 1996). Co-authored with Beverly C. Edmonds, Berkeley CA. ISBN 0-87436-764-6.
Book Reviews
• George Mehaffy, O. L. Davis and Thad Sitton, Oral History for Teachers (and Others), Theory and Research in Social Education, Vol. XII, No.2, (Summer 1984): 78-82.
• Omer Bartov, The Holocaust: Origins, Implementation, Aftermath, The History Teacher, Vol. 34, No. 1, November 2000: 122-123.
• Edwin Black, IBM and the Holocaust, Journal of Genocide Research, Vol. 4, No. 2, June 2002: 282-285.
• Lawrence Rees, Auschwitz: A New History, The History Teacher, Vol. 39, No. 2, February 2006: 276-277.
• Dale Russakoff, The Prize, Choice Magazine, January 2016.
-Book review of International Aid to Education: Power Dynamics in an Era of Partnership by Francine Menashy, (New York: Teachers College Press, 2019). Choice Magazine, April 2020, Vol. 57, No. 8. Accessible at www.choicereviews.org.
-Book review of Globalization and the Neoliberal Schoolhouse: Education in a World of Trouble by John L. Lyons, (Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill/Sense, 2020). Choice Magazine, September 2020, Vol. 58, No. 1. Accessible at www.choicereviews.org.
-Book review of Hearing Their Voices: Teaching History to Students of Color by Kay Traille, (Lanham MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2019). Choice Magazine, June 2021, Vol. 58, No. 10. Accessible at www.choicereviews.org.
-Book review of Teaching Social Studies to Multilingual Learners in Middle School: Connecting Inquiry and Visual Literacy to Promote Progressive Learning by Xiaoning Chen and Mark Newman, (Lanham MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2021). Choice Magazine, September 2022, Vol. 60, No. 1. Accessible at www.choicereviews.org.
-Book review of Developing Historical Thinkers: Supporting Historical Inquiry For All Students by Bruce Lesh. (New York: Teachers College Press, 2023). Choice Magazine, March 2024, Vol. 62, No. 7. Accessible at www.choicereviews.org.
Editor and Guest Editor
• Co-editor with Dr. David Pierfy of Rider University (1988-1992): The Docket, Professional Journal of the NJ Council for the Social Studies
• Editor (1991-1993): The 4th R, Journal of the Amnesty International USA Human Rights Education Steering Committee
• Section Editor, "Materials and Resources," Handbook on Teaching Social Issues, edited by Ronald W. Evans and David W. Saxe. (Silver Spring MD: National Council for the Social Studies, 1996).
• Guest editor, "Social Studies Scope and Sequence," The Docket, (Spring 1986).
• Co-guest editor with Beverly Edmonds. Theme issue on "The Rights of Children," Social Education, Vol. 56, No. 4, April/May 1992.
Articles, Book Chapters, Online Publications and Podcasts
• Since 1979, Bill Fernekes has authored over 70 other publications, including articles in professional journals, essays and chapters in edited books and encyclopedias, and online publications. A complete list of these publications is available upon request.
- Host of Human Rights Education NOW! a monthly podcast series from Human Rights Educators USA. Available at www.hreusa.org and on Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, Spotify and other platforms.
Current Publication Projects
• Biography manuscript on the life and career of Czech conductor and composer Rafael Kubelik.
Public Presentations on Clifford Case and the Challenge of Modern Republicanism
Free Library of Philadelphia (9-27-2023) https://www.facebook.com/HistoryFLP/videos/1494820104687122/
Princeton Public Library (1-23-2024): https://youtu.be/KfOTC6bPThk?feature=shared
Eagleton Institute of Politics (4-18-2024): https://youtu.be/0lhlrs-Puz0?feature=shared
NJ Council for the Social Studies:
Conversation with Bill Fernekes, Tom Frusciano and Bob O’Dell on Case Biography
Tour of the Case Room Exhibit at the Alexander Library, Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Led by Bill Fernekes, With Hank Bitten, NJCSS Executive Director