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UNINA9910480242003321 |
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Autore |
Conchas Gilberto Q. |
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Titolo |
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 ; acquisitions editor Elizabeth Brenkus ; cover designer Lisa Miller |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2008 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (168 p.) |
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Education, Urban - California - Oakland |
Education, Urban - Massachusetts - Boston |
Education, Secondary - California - Oakland |
Education, Secondary - Massachusetts - Boston |
Small schools - California - Oakland |
Small schools - Massachusetts - Boston |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Purpose of the Book""; ""Comparative Research Design""; ""Organization of the Book""; ""Who this Book is For""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Chapter 1 - Digging Beneath the Layers of School Reform: Size, Culture, and Personalization""; ""Chapter 2 - California Career Academies: How Structure and Culture Create Optimism Among Low-Income Urban Youth""; ""Chapter 3 - Structuring Competition and Teamwork: Reproducing the Status Quo and Challenging Inequality Side by Side"" |
""Chapter 4 - The Case of Boston: How Small Schools Forge Academic and Relational Possibilities in the Urban Context""""Chapter 5 - Beneath School Structure: How School Culture Shapes Relational and Academic Engagement of Urban High School Students in Boston""; ""Chapter 6 - Beyond School Size: Toward a Critical Understanding of School |
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Culture""; ""References""; ""Index"" |
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This sociological study examines small learning communities and small schools in two major urban cities and highlights the relationship between school culture, personalization, and student engagement. |
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UNINA9910704302703321 |
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Titolo |
Dodd-Frank Act [[electronic resource] ] : agencies' efforts to analyze and coordinate their rules : report to congressional addressees |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2012] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (iv, 119 pages) : charts |
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Soggetti |
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Administrative agencies - Economic aspects - United States |
Financial services industry - Law and legislation - United States |
Financial institutions - Law and legislation - United States |
Capital market - Law and legislation - United States |
Consumer protection - United States |
Stockholders' voting - Law and legislation - United States |
Corporate governance - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from title screen (viewed Jan. 18, 2013). |
"December 2012." |
"GAO-13-101." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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