Community Organizing for Urban School Reform

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
Cover of the book Community Organizing for Urban School Reform by Dennis Shirley, University of Texas Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Dennis Shirley ISBN: 9780292774957
Publisher: University of Texas Press Publication: January 1, 2010
Imprint: University of Texas Press Language: English
Author: Dennis Shirley
ISBN: 9780292774957
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication: January 1, 2010
Imprint: University of Texas Press
Language: English
Observers of all political persuasions agree that our urban schools are in a state of crisis. Yet most efforts at school reform treat schools as isolated institutions, disconnected from the communities in which they are embedded and insulated from the political realities which surround them.Community Organizing for Urban School Reform tells the story of a radically different approach to educational change. Using a case study approach, Dennis Shirley describes how working-class parents, public school teachers, clergy, social workers, business partners, and a host of other engaged citizens have worked to improve education in inner-city schools. Their combined efforts are linked through the community organizations of the Industrial Areas Foundation, which have developed a network of over seventy "Alliance Schools" in poor and working-class neighborhoods throughout Texas. This deeply democratic struggle for school reform contains important lessons for all of the nation's urban areas. It provides a striking point of contrast to orthodox models of change and places the political empowerment of low-income parents at the heart of genuine school improvement and civic renewal.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Observers of all political persuasions agree that our urban schools are in a state of crisis. Yet most efforts at school reform treat schools as isolated institutions, disconnected from the communities in which they are embedded and insulated from the political realities which surround them.Community Organizing for Urban School Reform tells the story of a radically different approach to educational change. Using a case study approach, Dennis Shirley describes how working-class parents, public school teachers, clergy, social workers, business partners, and a host of other engaged citizens have worked to improve education in inner-city schools. Their combined efforts are linked through the community organizations of the Industrial Areas Foundation, which have developed a network of over seventy "Alliance Schools" in poor and working-class neighborhoods throughout Texas. This deeply democratic struggle for school reform contains important lessons for all of the nation's urban areas. It provides a striking point of contrast to orthodox models of change and places the political empowerment of low-income parents at the heart of genuine school improvement and civic renewal.

More books from University of Texas Press

Cover of the book Missing Mila, Finding Family by Dennis Shirley
Cover of the book The Twentieth-Century Spanish American Novel by Dennis Shirley
Cover of the book The Chora of Metaponto 2 by Dennis Shirley
Cover of the book On the Plaza by Dennis Shirley
Cover of the book The Color of Loss by Dennis Shirley
Cover of the book Austin, Cleared for Takeoff by Dennis Shirley
Cover of the book Native North American Armor, Shields, and Fortifications by Dennis Shirley
Cover of the book God and Production in a Guatemalan Town by Dennis Shirley
Cover of the book Indian Stereotypes in TV Science Fiction by Dennis Shirley
Cover of the book Consuming Grief by Dennis Shirley
Cover of the book Muslim Women in War and Crisis by Dennis Shirley
Cover of the book The First Texas News Barons by Dennis Shirley
Cover of the book The Structure of Leaves of Grass by Dennis Shirley
Cover of the book Tense and Narrativity by Dennis Shirley
Cover of the book Viva Cristo Rey! by Dennis Shirley
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy