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Author Conchas, Gilberto Q., author.

Title Small schools and urban youth : using the power of school culture to engage students / Gilberto Q. Conchas, Louie F. Rodríguez ; foreword by Hugh Mehan
Published Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press, [2008]

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Contents Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Purpose of the Book -- Comparative Research Design -- Organization of the Book -- Who this Book is For -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1 -- Digging Beneath the Layers of School Reform: Size, Culture, and Personalization -- Chapter 2 -- California Career Academies: How Structure and Culture Create Optimism Among Low-Income Urban Youth -- Chapter 3 -- Structuring Competition and Teamwork: Reproducing the Status Quo and Challenging Inequality Side by Side
Chapter 4 -- The Case of Boston: How Small Schools Forge Academic and Relational Possibilities in the Urban ContextChapter 5 -- Beneath School Structure: How School Culture Shapes Relational and Academic Engagement of Urban High School Students in Boston -- Chapter 6 -- Beyond School Size: Toward a Critical Understanding of School Culture -- References -- Index
Summary This sociological study examines small learning communities and small schools in two major urban cities and highlights the relationship between school culture, personalization, and student engagement
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Education, Urban -- California -- Oakland -- Case studies
Education, Urban -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Case studies
Education, Secondary -- California -- Oakland -- Case studies
Education, Secondary -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Case studies
Small schools -- California -- Oakland -- Case studies
Small schools -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Case studies
EDUCATION -- Essays.
EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
EDUCATION -- Reference.
Education, Secondary
Education, Urban
Small schools
California -- Oakland
Massachusetts -- Boston
Genre/Form Case studies
Form Electronic book
Author Rodriguez, Louie F., author.
ISBN 9781452297422
1452297428