Vai al contenuto principale della pagina
Autore: |
Brown Amy <1979->
![]() |
Titolo: |
A good investment? : philanthropy and the marketing of race in an urban public school / / Amy Brown
![]() |
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 ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-4529-4551-9 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910797869103321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |