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Living on the Boundaries : Urban Marginality in National and International Contexts.
This anthology describes and analyzes the living conditions of marginalized persons in cities and neighborhoods across the globe and the consequential impact on their future social mobility. Chapters focus on key issues that include immigration, educational underachievement, urban renewal, public he...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bradford :
Emerald Group Pub.,
2012.
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| Colección: | Advances in Education in Diverse Communities: Research Policy and Praxis, 8.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front cover; living on the boundaries: urban marginality in national and international contexts; copyright page; contents; list of contributors; preface; introduction; section one: social, political, economic and educational contexts; the downward slope of upward mobility in a global economy; references; dare to be sick: poverty and health among vulnerable populations; health and ses; strategies to address the health of economically disadvantaged populations; conclusion; references; homeless youth and educational policy: a case study of urban youth in a metropolitan area.
- Demographics and educational participationresearch methods and context; defining homeless youth; interpreting and enacting public policy for homeless youth; educational experiences of homeless youth; discussion and recommendations; conclusion; acknowledgments; references; light and shadow of public education for migrant children in urban china; introduction; background; policy flow regarding migrant children education; policy flow analysis; case study; findings; discussion and conclusion; notes; references; struggling towards equity and safe schools in toronto, canada.
- Toronto, canada: a global citythe toronto district school board; critical policy analysis, cycles and webs; zero tolerance, ontario's safe schools act (2000) and the tdsb; increasing suspensions, expulsions and concerns; notes; references; education in a multicultural environment: equity issues in teaching and learning in england; introduction; the situation in england; testocracy and the metric; implications for pedagogy; conclusion; notes; references; freedom schools and mastery learning: providing alternatives to failure in urban public education in the united states.
- What's the matter with charter schools?magnet schools and standardized testing; public school-to-prison pipeline; what's the matter with standardized testing?; the freedom schooling alternative; notes; references; creating college-going cultures for students of color in the us: finding a balance between targeted and normative models of intervention; race-based intervention programs; theory; research design; findings; college access interventions as a vehicle for change; notes; references; section two: neighborhood inequality and the ''power of place''
- Where the streets have no neighborhoods: marginality and decline in st louis, missouri (usa)definition of terms; a brief history of st louis; theories of neighborhood succession; discussion; references; a city that works: an urban analysis of the city of toronto; historical background and demographics; ethnic and social diversity in toronto: an examination of toronto's racial and ethnic disparities; toronto's economic vitality: an overview of toronto's economy and its distinguishing features; household income and wealth.