Small Schools and Urban Youth : Using the Power of School Culture to Engage Students

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ISBN: 9781412939348 | 1412939348
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 8/23/2007

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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.

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Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Purpose of the Book	p. xvi
Comparative Research Design	p. xvii
Organization of the Book	p. xix
Who This Book Is For	p. xx
Acknowledgments	p. xxiii
About the Authors	p. xxvii
Digging Beneath the Layers of School Reform: Size, Culture, and Personalization	p. 1
California Career Academies: How Structure and Culture Create Optimism Among Low-Income Urban Youth	p. 11
Structuring Competition and Teamwork: Reproducing the Status Quo and Challenging Inequality Side by Side	p. 33
The Case of Boston: How Small Schools Forge Academic and Relational Possibilities in the Urban Context	p. 57
Beneath School Structure: How School Culture Shapes Relational and Academic Engagement of Urban High School Students in Boston	p. 77
Beyond School Size: Toward a Critical Understanding of School Culture	p. 109
References	p. 127
Index	p. 131
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Small Schools and Urban Youth : Using the Power of School Culture to Engage Students

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