03401nam 2200685 450 991048024200332120170919020400.01-4522-9742-8(CKB)3710000000456607(EBL)1647529(OCoLC)922907741(SSID)ssj0001531347(PQKBManifestationID)12592169(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001531347(PQKBWorkID)11463175(PQKB)11654880(MiAaPQ)EBC1647529(EXLCZ)99371000000045660720150822h20082008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSmall 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 MillerThousand Oaks, California :Corwin Press,2008.©20081 online resource (168 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4129-3933-X Includes bibliographical references and index.""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 Culture""; ""References""; ""Index""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.Education, UrbanCaliforniaOaklandCase studiesEducation, UrbanMassachusettsBostonCase studiesEducation, SecondaryCaliforniaOaklandCase studiesEducation, SecondaryMassachusettsBostonCase studiesSmall schoolsCaliforniaOaklandCase studiesSmall schoolsMassachusettsBostonCase studiesElectronic books.Education, UrbanEducation, UrbanEducation, SecondaryEducation, SecondarySmall schoolsSmall schools370.91732Conchas Gilberto Q.959868Rodriguez Louie F.Mehan HughBrenkus ElizabethMiller LisaMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910480242003321Small schools and urban youth2175491UNINA