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02507aam a2200409 a 4500 001 9D3740DACCDC11E29536ECE2DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20230510010042 008 110113s2011 nyuaf b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2010054553 020 $a 0199793581 (pbk. : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780199793587 (pbk. : alk. paper) 020 $a 019979359X (cloth : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780199793594 (cloth : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)700729515 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d UKMGB $d BWX $d IAD $d CDX $d SBM $d SOI $d BDX $d JID $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a LB2822.82 $b .W364 2011 082 00 $a 371.2/07 $2 22 100 1 $a Warren, Mark R., $d 1955- 245 12 $a A match on dry grass : $b community organizing as a catalyst for school reform / $c Mark R. Warren, Karen L. Mapp, and The Community Organizing and School Reform Project. 260 $a New York : $b Oxford University Press, $c c2011. 300 $a xii, 316 p., [8] p. of plates : $b ill. ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction: A new movement for equity and justice in education -- How community organizing works --"A match on dry grass": organizing for great schools in San Jose -- "An appetite for change": building relational cultures for educational reform and civic engagement in Los Angeles -- "Our strength is the power of our community": political education and the continuation of the struggle in Denver -- "Weaving a tapestry that won't unravel": the transformation of education in the Mississippi Delta -- "Acts of leadership": building powerful forms of parent participation in Chicago -- "Cement between the bricks": building schools and communities in New York City -- Building power and relationships to transform communities and schools -- Conclusion: Lessons for school reform and democracy building -- Appendix: A collaborative research process. 650 0 $a School improvement programs $z United States. 650 0 $a Educational change $z United States $x Citizen participation. 650 0 $a Educational accountability $z United States. 650 0 $a Community organization $z United States. 650 0 $a Community power $z United States. 650 0 $a Social action $z United States. 700 1 $a Mapp, Karen L. 941 $a 3 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718090423.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191217031802.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160825094917.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9D3740DACCDC11E29536ECE2DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search