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