Public housing and school choice in a gentrified city : youth experiences of uneven opportunity /: youth experiences of uneven opportunity. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Molly Vollman Makris.
• Authors: Makris, Molly Vollman
• Contents: A city divided? -- From the "armpit of Hudson County" to the "gold coast": Hoboken, NJ -- Uneven opportunities: Luis and Olivia -- School choice and segregation in a mile squared -- "The golden ticket" : gentrification, charter schools, and a parallel school system -- "The best place to get a mocha" : issues of access for youth in public housing in a gentrified community -- Separate, different, but not isolated : how youth in public housing relate to their gentrified community -- Prolonged gentrification : universal preschool, school choice, and real estate development -- "I love diversity" : implications and promise -- Epilogue : living with contradictions.
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (238 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 306.4309749/26; Educational sociology -- New Jersey -- Hoboken; School choice -- New Jersey -- Hoboken; Public housing -- New Jersey -- Hoboken; Low-income students -- New Jersey -- Hoboken -- Social conditions; Gentrification -- New Jersey -- Hoboken; Educational sociology; Gentrification; Public housing; School choice; Social Sciences; Urban Studies/Sociology; Education Policy; Sociology of Education; Administration, Organization and Leadership; Educational Policy and Politics; Learning & Instruction; New Jersey -- Hoboken; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137412386; 1137412380; 9781349491759; 1349491756
• Related ISBNs: 9781137429155; 1137429151
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• 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.