Streetwise for book smarts grassroots organizing and education reform in the Bronx

Streetwise for book smarts : grassroots organizing and education reform in the Bronx / Celina Su.

Author/creator	Su, Celina, 1977-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Ithaca : Cornell University Press,
Description	ix, 246 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	School improvement programs--New York (State) --New York --Case studies. Educational change--New York (State) --New York --Case studies. Community organization--New York (State) --New York --Case studies. Nonprofit organizations--New York (State) --New York --Case studies. Social movements--New York (State) --New York --Case studies. Community and school--New York (State) --New York. Bronx (New York, N.Y.)--Social conditions.

Contents	A kaleidoscope of people power -- Public education and organizing in the Bronx -- Organizing the organizations : the Alinskyite tool kit -- Friends forever : the Freirean tool kit -- Off the charts : tackling issues of race in SCOs -- What these tools can build : developing capacities for policy making -- Favorite hits : embedded preferences for confrontation or collaboration -- Commitment and commencement.
General note	Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-238) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2008049127
ISBN	9780801447259 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780801475580 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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