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A good investment? : philanthropy and the marketing of race in an urban public school / / Amy Brown



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Autore: Brown Amy <1979-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: A good investment? : philanthropy and the marketing of race in an urban public school / / Amy Brown Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Minneapolis, Minnesota ; ; London, England : , : University of Minnesota Press, , 2015
2015
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (308 p.)
Disciplina: 373.09173/2097471
Soggetto topico: Public schools - New York (State) - New York
Educational fund raising - New York (State) - New York
Education - Social aspects - New York (State) - New York
African Americans - Education - New York (State) - New York
Academic achievement - New York (State) - New York
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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 Prep
Afterword: 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; Z
Titolo autorizzato: A good investment  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4529-4551-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
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Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910797869103321
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