Detroit School Reform in Comparative Contexts: Community Action Overcoming Policy Barriers - Couverture rigide

St. John, Edward; Girmay, Feven

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 3030190102 ISBN 13 : 9783030190101

Editeur : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2019

Synopsis

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. Using mixed qualitative and quantitative methods, the study identifies neighborhood risk factors undermining students' academic success, along with the positive effects of churches and service centers as mitigating forces. The authors focus on a range of topics and issues including market competition, urban decline, community resources, testing and accountability, smaller schools, and engaged learning. The volume illustrates how action studies by engaged scholars working with community activists empowers students to overcome emerging barriers.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3030190102
• ISBN 13: 9783030190101
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 340
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