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Small Schools and Urban Youth  - Book Cover

Small Schools and Urban Youth

Using the Power of School Culture to Engage Students
By: Gilberto Q. Conchas, Louie F. Rodriguez

Foreword by Hugh Mehan

Learn about big educational results in smaller schools!

Educators are increasingly turning to small learning communities, which have proven highly effective in facilitating academic engagement and achievement, particularly among low-income urban students. Based on original research, this in-depth sociological study reveals the unique aspects of this movement and:

  • Examines the structural and cultural features of small learning communities and small schools in two major urban cities
  • Highlights students' perspectives on school culture, personalization, and student involvement
  • Offers timely suggestions to benefit students at all levels and in every educational setting

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Small Schools and Urban Youth  - Book Cover
Product Details
  • Grade Level: PreK-12
  • ISBN: 9781412939348
  • Published By: Corwin
  • Year: 2007
  • Page Count: 168
  • Publication date: April 11, 2014
Price: $30.95
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Description

Description

"Finally, educators leading the movement to smaller high schools have a resource they can draw upon for guidance and direction. This book offers clear, practical advice on how to create small schools that are effective in meeting student needs."
—Pedro Noguera, Professor
New York University

"Relevant, individualized, and an insightful read. This book will be useful for any school system working to develop small learning communities."
—Nancy Betler, Teacher Mentor
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, NC

Learn about big educational results in smaller schools!

Educators are increasingly turning to small learning communities, which have proven to be highly effective in facilitating academic engagement and achievement, particularly among low-income urban students. This in-depth sociological study reveals the unique aspects of this movement and:

  • Examines the structural and cultural features of small learning communities and small schools in two major urban cities
  • Highlights students' perspectives on school culture, personalization, and student involvement
  • Offers timely suggestions to benefit students at all levels and in every educational setting

Based on original research, this text offers school leaders and policy makers a deeper understanding of the broad, positive impact of small school reform.


Key features

  • Full of student voices
  • Coverage of small learning community design features
  • Strategies for school reformers on how to adopt characteristics of small learning communities in their own efforts
Author(s)

Author(s)

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Gilberto Q. Conchas

Gilberto Q. Conchas obtained a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Currently, he is an Associate Professor of Education at the University of California at Irvine. Dr. Conchas also holds joint appointments in the Chicano/Latino Studies and Sociology Departments. Prior to UCI, he was Assistant Professor of Education at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. Dr. Conchas’ work focuses on inequality with an emphasis on urban schooling systems. His research specifically focuses on the sociocultural processes within the urban school context that structure variations in educational opportunity for low-income immigrant and U.S-born Latino, Asian American, and African American youth. He is the author of The Color of Success: Race and High-Achieving Urban Youth (TC Press, 2006). Dr. Conchas teaches courses on theory, policy, and practice about race and urban schooling.

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Louie F. Rodriguez

Louie F. Rodríguez obtained a doctorate in education from Harvard University Graduate School of Education. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor in Urban Education and Social Foundations at Florida International University in Miami. He is also a Research Fellow at the Center for Urban Education and Innovation at FIU. While at Harvard, Dr. Rodríguez worked with several urban elementary, middle and high schools and communities as a teacher, consultant, and researcher. He also led several research initiatives examining high school reform, school culture, educational policy, and school dropout. His current research examines the intersection between school reform, educational policy, and school culture, specifically as they relate to preventing or perpetuating student/teacher engagement and dropout. He has several articles under review in academic journals, has published in various education-related magazines, and has presented his work at several national conferences. Dr. Rodríguez teaches courses in urban education, educational policy and theory, and social and cultural foundations in education. Dr. Rodríguez was born and raised in the Chicano communities of San Bernardino, CA.
Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Foreword by Hugh “Bud” Mehan

Preface

Purpose of the Book

Comparative Research Design

Organization of the Book

Who This Book Is for

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

1. Digging Beneath the Layers of School Reform: Size, Culture, and Personalization

2. California Career Academies: How Structure and Culture Create Optimism Among Low-Income Urban Youth

3. Structuring Competition and Teamwork: Reproducing the Status Quo and Challenging Inequality Side-by-Side

4. The Case of Boston: How "Small" Schools Forge Academic and Relational Possibilities in the Urban Context

5. Beneath School Structure: How School Culture Shapes Relational and Academic Engagement of Urban High School Students in Boston

6. Conclusion: Towards a Critical Understanding of School Culture

References

Index

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