Forgotten Room Inside a Public Alternative School for At-Risk Youth
| Author/creator | Hollowell, Mary Author |
| Other author | Bryan, Ashley 1923- Foreword by |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lanham : Lexington Books Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated [Distributor] |
| Description | 230 p. 09.050 x 06.090 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
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| Summary | Annotation This gritty and compelling ethnography examines the darker side of American education through chronicling the course of Peachtree Alternative School's tenth and final year.. It exposes punitive school policy, demonstrates the prison-industrial complex, and reveals school board corruption. In addition, it pinpoints quality teaching of chronically disruptive youth. As ethnographic nonfiction, iThe Forgotten Roomi breaks down the walls between social science and literature. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780739134962 |
| ISBN | 0739134965 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780739134962 |
| Stock number | 00149413 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |