New hope for urban high schools : cultural reform, moral leadership, and community partnership / Lisa Gonsalves and John Leonard ; foreword by Lee Teitel.

Author/creator Gonsalves, Lisa
Other author Leonard, John (John Ellyson), 1948-
Format Book
Publication InfoWestport, Conn. : Praeger, 2007.
Descriptionxv, 244 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Urban high schools--Massachusetts. --Boston. --Case studies.
Education, Urban--Massachusetts. --Boston. --Case studies.
School improvement programs--Massachusetts. --Boston. --Case studies.

Contents Introduction : reforming our most troubled urban high schools -- Demographics, discrimination, and decline : the destruction of Dorchester High 1945 to 1970 -- The fragmentation of culture and community : the long, slow decline of Dorchester High School 1969 to 1982 -- Help is on the way : the community comes to Dorchester High School 1982 to 1989 -- Reports from the circus : the community goes after the school committee 1982 to 1991 -- Back to square one at Dorchester High School 1989 to 1995 -- The community returns to Dorchester High School 1996 to 1999 -- Betrayals and betrayals : the last years of Dorchester High School : 1999 to 2003 -- Learning how to educate together : the hope and promise of small high schools 2003 to 2006 -- A conceptual framework for enacting cultural reform in struggling urban high schools : re-engaging the community -- School culture and school partnerships -- Consider the challenges of urban adolescents -- The ecological systems model and the development of the school leader -- School values and moral authority.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [231]-236) and index.
LCCN 2006038811
ISBN0275991652 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780275991654 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks LC5133 .B6 G66 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold