Small schools and urban youth : using the power of school culture to engage students / Gilberto Q. Conchas, Louie F. Rodriguez ; foreword by Hugh "Bud" Mehan.

Author/creator Conchas, Gilberto Q.
Other author Rodriguez, Louie F.
Format Book
Publication InfoThousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press, ©2008.
Descriptionxxviii, 134 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Education, Urban--California. --Oakland. --Case studies.
Education, Urban--Massachusetts. --Boston. --Case studies.
Urban youth--Education (Secondary). --California. --Oakland. --Case studies.
Urban youth--Education (Secondary). --Massachusetts. --Boston. --Case studies.
Small schools--California. --Oakland. --Case studies.
Small schools--Massachusetts. --Boston. --Case studies.

Contents Digging beneath the layers of school reform: size, culture, and personalization -- California career academies: how structure and culture create optimism among low-income urban youth -- Structuring competition and teamwork: reproducing the status-quo and challenging inequality side-by-side -- The case of Boston: how "small" schools forge academic and relational possibilities in the urban context -- Beneath school structure: how school culture shapes relational and academic engagement of urban high school students in Boston -- Beyond school size: toward a critical understanding of school culture.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 127-130) and index.
LCCN 2007004788
ISBN9781412939331 (cloth)
ISBN141293933X (cloth)
ISBN9781412939348 (pbk.)
ISBN1412939348 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks LC5133 .O15 C66 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold