These kids : identity, agency, and social justice at a last chance high school /

Few would deny that getting ahead is a legitimate goal of learning, but the phrase implies a cruel hierarchy: a student does not simply get ahead, but gets ahead of others. In These Kids, Kysa Nygreen turns a critical eye on this paradox. Offering the voices and viewpoints of students at a "las...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nygreen, Kysa
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2013.
Temas:
Evening and continuation school students > California > Psychology.
High school dropouts > California > Psychology.
Evening and continuation schools > California.
Failure (Psychology) in adolescence.
Élèves des cours du soir > Californie > Psychologie.
Cours du soir > Californie.
Échec chez l'adolescent.
EDUCATION > Adult & Continuing Education.
EDUCATION > Non-Formal Education.
Evening and continuation schools
Failure (Psychology) in adolescence
California
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Few would deny that getting ahead is a legitimate goal of learning, but the phrase implies a cruel hierarchy: a student does not simply get ahead, but gets ahead of others. In These Kids, Kysa Nygreen turns a critical eye on this paradox. Offering the voices and viewpoints of students at a "last chance" high school in California, she tells the story of students who have, in fact, been left behind. Detailing a youth-led participatory action research project that she coordinated, Nygreen uncovers deep barriers to educational success that are embedded within educ.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780226031736
022603173X
1299561012
9781299561014

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