Small schools and urban youth : using the power of school culture to engage students /: using the power of school culture to engage students. (2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Gilberto Q. Conchas, Louie F. Rodriguez ; foreword by Hugh "Bud" Mehan.
• Other Names: Conchas, Gilberto Q; Rodriguez, Louie F
• 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.
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (168 pages)
• Subjects: 370.9173/2; Education, Urban -- California -- Oakland -- Case studies; Education, Urban -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Case studies; Education, Secondary -- California -- Oakland -- Case studies; Education, Secondary -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Case studies; Small schools -- California -- Oakland -- Case studies; Small schools -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Case studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452294094; 1452294097
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.