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
Essay on Academic Freedom and Social Studies education, co-authored with Dr. Jack L. Nelson, Professor Emeritus, Rutgers Graduate School of Education. Submitted for consideration to Radical Teacher.
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