02943nam 2200673Ia 450 991081050580332120200520144314.00-8014-7558-90-8014-5933-8(CKB)2670000000081022(OCoLC)726824316(CaPaEBR)ebrary10457674(SSID)ssj0000487688(PQKBManifestationID)11290492(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000487688(PQKBWorkID)10442638(PQKB)11159135(MdBmJHUP)muse28950(Au-PeEL)EBL3138052(CaPaEBR)ebr10457674(MiAaPQ)EBC3138052(EXLCZ)99267000000008102220081111d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrStreetwise for book smarts grassroots organizing and education reform in the Bronx /Celina Su1st ed.Ithaca Cornell University Press20091 online resource (258 p.)Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005.0-8014-4725-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.A kaleidoscope of people power -- Public education and organizing in the Bronx -- Organizing the organizations : the Alinskyite tool kit -- Friends forever : the Freirean tool kit -- Off the charts : tackling issues of race in SCOs -- What these tools can build : developing capacities for policy making -- Favorite hits : embedded preferences for confrontation or collaboration -- Commitment and commencement.In Streetwise for Book Smarts, Celina Su examines the efforts of parents and students who sought to improve the quality of education in their local schools by working with grassroots organizations and taking matters into their own hands.School improvement programsNew York (State)New YorkCase studiesEducational changeNew York (State)New YorkCase studiesCommunity organizationNew York (State)New YorkCase studiesNonprofit organizationsNew York (State)New YorkCase studiesSocial movementsNew York (State)New YorkCase studiesCommunity and schoolNew York (State)New YorkBronx (New York, N.Y.)Social conditionsSchool improvement programsEducational changeCommunity organizationNonprofit organizationsSocial movementsCommunity and school371.2/0709747275Su Celina1977-1607969MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810505803321Streetwise for book smarts4094746UNINA