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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 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.
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