Challenges of urban education : sociological perspectives for the next century / edited by Karen A. McClafferty, Carlos Alberto Torres, Theodore R. Mitchell ; [Michael W. Apple, and others].
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Albany : State Unviersity of New York Press, ©2000. |
| Description | ix, 357 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | McClafferty, Karen A. |
| Other author/creator | Torres, Carlos Alberto. |
| Other author/creator | Mitchell, Theodore R. |
| Other author/creator | Apple, Michael W. |
| Contents | Power, meaning, and identity: critical sociology of education in the United States / Michael W. Apple -- Social theory and educational research: reframing the quantitative-qualitative distinction through a critical theory of methodology / Raymond A. Morrow -- Sociology of education and urban education policy / Geoff Whitty -- Where neoliberal ideology meets social context: a comparative analysis of U.S charter schools and England's grant-maintained schools / Amy Stuart Wells -- Corporations and classrooms: a critical examination of the business agenda for urban school reform / Roslyn Arlin Mickelson -- A comparative analysis of existing secondary school discipline policies: implications for improving practice and school safety / Pamela Fenning ... [et al.] -- Modeling the affects of changing demography on student learning: applications designed to change school district practices / Anthony Gary Dworkin ... [et al.] -- Gangsta pedagogy and ghettocentricity: the hip-hop nation as counterpublic sphere / Peter McLaren -- Battlin' nihilism at urban high school: pedagogy, perseverance, and hope / David Keiser -- Gaps, bridges, and buffers in the research, policy, and practice of urban education: a dialogue / Theodore R. Mitchell ... [et al.] -- Memoirs of urban education policymakers: a dialogue among three former urban school superintendents ... [et al.]. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 99024397 |
| ISBN | 0791444333 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0791444341 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | LC5131 .C38 2000 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |