Small schools and urban youth : using the power of school culture to engage students

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

Author/creator	Conchas, Gilberto Q.
Other author/creator	Rodriguez, Louie F.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press, ©2008.
Description	xxviii, 134 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subject(s)	Education, Urban--California --Oakland --Case studies. Education, Urban--Massachusetts --Boston --Case studies. Urban youth--Education (Secondary) --California --Oakland --Case studies. Urban youth--Education (Secondary) --Massachusetts --Boston --Case studies. Small schools--California --Oakland --Case studies. Small schools--Massachusetts --Boston --Case studies.

Contents	Digging beneath the layers of school reform: size, culture, and personalization -- California career academies: how structure and culture create optimism among low-income urban youth -- Structuring competition and teamwork: reproducing the status-quo and challenging inequality side-by-side -- The case of Boston: how "small" schools forge academic and relational possibilities in the urban context -- Beneath school structure: how school culture shapes relational and academic engagement of urban high school students in Boston -- Beyond school size: toward a critical understanding of school culture.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-130) and index.
LCCN	2007004788
ISBN	9781412939331 (cloth)
ISBN	141293933X (cloth)
ISBN	9781412939348 (pbk.)
ISBN	1412939348 (pbk.)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	LC5133 .O15 C66 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold