Tough fronts : the impact of street culture on schooling /

Tough Fronts takes the difficult issues in urban education head on by putting street-savvy students at the forefront of the discussion on how to best make successful changes for inner city schools. Individual chapters discuss scholarly depictions of black America, the social complexity of the teache...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dance, Lory Janelle
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge, 2002.
Colección:Critical social thought.
Temas:
Education, Urban > Social aspects > United States.
African Americans > Education > Social aspects.
Educational anthropology > United States.
Enseignement en milieu urbain > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Noirs américains > Éducation > Aspect social.
Anthropologie et éducation > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
African Americans > Education > Social aspects
Education, Urban > Social aspects
Educational anthropology
Schule
Sozialstruktur
Afro-américain.
Anthropologie pédagogique.
Aspect social.
Éducation.
Élève à risque.
Enfant socialement défavorisé
Milieu urbain.
Politique éducative.
Réforme pédagogique.
United States
USA
États-Unis.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Tables and figures
  • Foreword / by Michael W. Apple
  • Acknowledgments: "Props"
  • Preface
  • Introduction: A study of street-savy students
  • pt. I. "Expert" points of view. There are no agents here: scholarly depictions of Black Americans ; Postures forged by social marginalization
  • pt. II. The perspectives of street-savy students. On being "hardcore", a "hardcore wannabe", or "hardcore enough" ; Social capital, cultural capital, and caring teachers: the perspectives of street-savvy students and a magic teacher ; Malcolm: 24/7/365
  • pt. III. Solutions, broader implications, and policy suggestions. Shadows, mentors, and surrogate fathers ; Fear of the dark: the vilification of urban students ; Policy implications for individuals in positions of influence
  • Appendix: A brief review of selected literature: effective schools and critical theory
  • Glossary of social scientific terms and concepts.

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