| Contents |
Introduction : reforming our most troubled urban high schools -- Demographics, discrimination, and decline : the destruction of Dorchester High 1945 to 1970 -- The fragmentation of culture and community : the long, slow decline of Dorchester High School 1969 to 1982 -- Help is on the way : the community comes to Dorchester High School 1982 to 1989 -- Reports from the circus : the community goes after the school committee 1982 to 1991 -- Back to square one at Dorchester High School 1989 to 1995 -- The community returns to Dorchester High School 1996 to 1999 -- Betrayals and betrayals : the last years of Dorchester High School : 1999 to 2003 -- Learning how to educate together : the hope and promise of small high schools 2003 to 2006 -- A conceptual framework for enacting cultural reform in struggling urban high schools : re-engaging the community -- School culture and school partnerships -- Consider the challenges of urban adolescents -- The ecological systems model and the development of the school leader -- School values and moral authority. |
