02699nam 2200565 450 991081006780332120200520144314.01-4529-4551-9(CKB)3710000000498103(EBL)4391819(MiAaPQ)EBC4391819(Au-PeEL)EBL4391819(CaPaEBR)ebr11152977(CaONFJC)MIL848247(OCoLC)939262553(EXLCZ)99371000000049810320160218h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierA good investment? philanthropy and the marketing of race in an urban public school /Amy BrownMinneapolis, Minnesota ;London, England :University of Minnesota Press,2015.20151 online resource (308 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8166-9114-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction: Privatization and Political Spectacle in Education; 1. A Mind Is a Wonderful Thing to Invest In: Philanthropy and the New York City Public Schools; 2. The College Prep Look: Managing Image, Marketing Students; 3. Walk the Walk, Talk the Talk: Professionalism at College Prep; 4. Waiting for Superwoman: White Female Teachers as "Neoliberal Saviors"; 5. Girl Drama: Black Female Students and the Spectacle of Risk; 6. Critical Thinking: Reading Urban Fiction with Students; 7. Behind the Mask: Professionalism and Life after College PrepAfterword: Beyond the SpectacleAppendix A: Producing Knowledge through Qualitative Research Methods; Appendix B: 2010 College Prep Student Questionnaire; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; ZPublic schoolsNew York (State)New YorkEducational fund raisingNew York (State)New YorkEducationSocial aspectsNew York (State)New YorkAfrican AmericansEducationNew York (State)New YorkAcademic achievementNew York (State)New YorkPublic schoolsEducational fund raisingEducationSocial aspectsAfrican AmericansEducationAcademic achievement373.09173/2097471Brown Amy1979-1708720MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810067803321A good investment4097918UNINA