Detroit School Reform in Comparative Contexts

Community Action Overcoming Policy Barriers

AvEdward St. John,Feven Girmay

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

Del i serien Neighborhoods, Communities, and Urban Marginality

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This book critically examines how the narrative of global economic competition was used to rationalize college preparatory curriculum for all high school students and promote charter schools in Detroit.

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Utgivningsdatum:2019-07-24
Mått:148 x 210 x 23 mm
Vikt:553 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Neighborhoods, Communities, and Urban Marginality
Antal sidor:308
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030190101

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Edward P. St. John, EdD, is Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan’s School of Education, USA. Feven Girmay, PhD, is a recent graduate from the University of Michigan and the Undergraduate Studies and African Language Program Administrator at Harvard University, USA.

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Series Foreword.- Foreword.- Acknowledgements.- Contents.- Lists of Tables, Figures, and Maps.- Chapter 1: Introduction.- Part 1: Policy Failures Creating Barriers to Student Success.- Chapter 2: Economic Competitiveness.- Chapter 3: Educational Policy.- Chapter 4: Market Competition.- Part II: Neighborhood Risks, Resources, and College Preparation.- Chapter 5: Neighborhood Risks.- Chapter 6: Community Resources.- Chapter 7: High-School & College Preparation.- Part III: Community Action Addressing Barriers to Student Success.- Chapter 8: Student Encouragement.- Chapter 9: Engaged Learning.- Chapter 10: Conclusion.- Authors and Research Associates.- Endnotes.- References.