| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 113 pages) |
| Contents |
An introduction to high impact practices -- Theory informing practices -- Program team building: leadership matters -- Recruitment, retention, and participation -- Discussion circles: centering programming and crafting cohesion -- Content before curriculum -- Fostering youth leadership -- Retreats -- Crafting celebrity and celebrations: the importance of public events for presenting, performing, and uplifting accomplishment -- Post-program follow-up -- Epilogue: rocket science |
| Summary |
"The interior of the high school was a cruel April Fool's joke. The outside bragged manicured landscaping and a sturdy, three-story exterior supported with a sextet of limestone Greek columns that simultaneously nodded in three directions - the city's celebration of ancient wisdom, the prosperity of the early 20th century, and the promise of the future. But inside captured what is wrong with many urban high schools: poorly maintained cinder block walled hallways and classrooms that tilted toward a correctional facility more so than an instructional facility. There were guards on every floor, a roving police officer, metal detectors at the entrance, and analog loudspeakers crackling orders to students"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 25, 2023) |
| Subject |
Urban youth -- Education -- United States
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Urban youth -- Services for -- United States
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Group work in education -- United States
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Social group work -- United States
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Group work in education
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Social group work
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Urban youth -- Education
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Urban youth -- Services for
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Harden, Troy, author.
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| LC no. |
2023013828 |
| ISBN |
9780197549957 |
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0197549950 |
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9780197549940 |
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0197549942 |
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9780197549933 |
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0197549934 |
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