Public engagement for public education [[electronic resource] ] : joining forces to revitalize democracy and equalize schools / / edited by Marion Orr and John Rogers

• Pubblicazione: Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (346 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.19
• Soggetto topico: Community and school - United States; Public schools - United States - Citizen participation; Education - United States - Citizen participation; Educational equalization - United States
• Altri autori: OrrMarion <1962-> RogersJohn <1961 Aug. 20->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Unequal schools, unequal voice : the need for public engagement for public education / Marion Orr and John Rogers -- A brief history of public engagement in American public education / Dennis Shirley -- The contemporary context of public engagement : the new political grid / Jeffrey R. Henig -- Public engagement and the coproduction of public education / Donn Worgs -- Democratic institutions, public engagement, and Latinos in American public schools / Luis Ricardo Fraga and Ann Frost -- Community organizing for education reform / Mark R. Warren -- Broad-based public engagement : alliances and social movements / Lauren Wells, Jean Anyon, and Jeannie Oakes -- Improving teacher quality through public engagement in Chicago / Sara McAlister, Kavitha Mediratta, and Seema Shah -- "A force to be reckoned with" the campaign for college access in Los Angeles / John Rogers and Ernest Morrell -- "Together we can" in Mobile : a coalition across lines of race and class / Brenda J. Turnbull -- The prospects for public engagement in a market-oriented public education system : a case study of Philadelphia, 2001-2007 / Elaine Simon, Eva Gold and Maia Cucchiara -- Public engagement for public education : reflections and prospects / Marion Orr and John Rogers.
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume examines the ways youth, parents, community members, and civic leaders join forces to improve public education.
• Titolo autorizzato: Public engagement for public education
• ISBN: 0-8047-7638-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791753803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II