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Author Conchas, Gilberto Q.

Title 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.

Publication Info. Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press, [2008]
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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  370.9173 C744S    Check Shelf
Description xxviii, 134 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-130) and index.
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.
Subject 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.
Added Author Rodriguez, Louie F.
ISBN 9781412939331 cloth
141293933X cloth
9781412939348 paperback
1412939348 paperback
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