Small schools and urban youth : using the power of school culture to engage students /

This sociological study examines small learning communities and small schools in two major urban cities and highlights the relationship between school culture, personalization, and student engagement.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Conchas, Gilberto Q. (Autor), Rodriguez, Louie F. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press, [2008]
Temas:
Education, Urban > California > Oakland > Case studies.
Education, Urban > Massachusetts > Boston > Case studies.
Education, Secondary > California > Oakland > Case studies.
Education, Secondary > Massachusetts > Boston > Case studies.
Small schools > California > Oakland > Case studies.
Small schools > Massachusetts > Boston > Case studies.
Enseignement en milieu urbain > Californie > Oakland > Études de cas.
Enseignement en milieu urbain > Massachusetts > Boston > Études de cas.
Enseignement secondaire > Californie > Oakland > Études de cas.
Enseignement secondaire > Massachusetts > Boston > Études de cas.
Petites écoles > Californie > Oakland > Études de cas.
Petites écoles > Massachusetts > Boston > Études de cas.
EDUCATION > Essays.
EDUCATION > Organizations & Institutions.
EDUCATION > Reference.
Education, Secondary
Education, Urban
Small schools
California > Oakland
Massachusetts > Boston
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Purpose of the Book
  • Comparative Research Design
  • Organization of the Book
  • Who this Book is For
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • Chapter 1
  • Digging Beneath the Layers of School Reform: Size, Culture, and Personalization
  • Chapter 2
  • California Career Academies: How Structure and Culture Create Optimism Among Low-Income Urban Youth
  • Chapter 3
  • Structuring Competition and Teamwork: Reproducing the Status Quo and Challenging Inequality Side by Side
  • Chapter 4
  • The Case of Boston: How Small Schools Forge Academic and Relational Possibilities in the Urban ContextChapter 5
  • Beneath School Structure: How School Culture Shapes Relational and Academic Engagement of Urban High School Students in Boston
  • Chapter 6
  • Beyond School Size: Toward a Critical Understanding of School Culture
  • References
  • Index

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