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Overview"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." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dennis ShirleyPublisher: University of Texas Press Imprint: University of Texas Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780292777194ISBN 10: 0292777191 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 01 October 1997 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I. Origins1. The Contemporary Context2. Moving Schools into the Power ArenaPart II. Developing Civic Capacity3. Morningside Middle School: Starting a Path for Change4. Jefferson Davis High School: The Struggle for Reform5. Ysleta Elementary School: From Parental Engagement to a New School6. Zavala Elementary School: Learning the Tools of Democracy7. San Antonio: Building Networks of Reform throughout the City8. Texas: Alliance Schools throughout the StatePart III. Analysts and Critique9. Resistance to Change10. The Pursuit of Success11. A Great Truth Wants to Be Criticized 12. Building Laboratories of DemocracyNotesBibliographyIndexReviewsShirley moves comfortably between issues of policy and the specifics of reforms in particular schools. In that way, his work is useful both to those in the policy arena and to those who are involved in the nitty-gritty of school reform... This book reminds us of what democracy is and what it can be in the United States. Howard Gardner, Professor of Education, Harvard University Author InformationDennis Shirley is Associate Dean and Professor of Teacher Education at the Lynch School of Education at Boston College. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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