Claudia L. Edwards

Who Stole Public Schools from the Public?

Voices from the Mount Vernon School District

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the self-governance of the Mount Vernon, New York, public and the failing relationship with the public school district to determine strategies for reform. It explores the behind-the-scenes politics in an urban community and possible reasons residents are not involved local school politics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. August 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 357g
• ISBN-13: 9780761855255
• ISBN-10: 0761855254
• Artikelnr.: 33765416

Autorenporträt

Claudia L. Edwards is assistant professor in the Ed.D. Program in Executive Leadership at St. John Fisher College at the College of New Rochelle. She holds a Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Education at Fordham University.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Part I: Public Engagement with Education in America Chapter 2
Chapter 1: Themes of Public Engagement in Historical Perspective Chapter 3
Chapter 2: The Elusiveness of Education Reform Part 4 Part II: Mount
Vernon, New York: Then and Now Chapter 5 Chapter 3: The Evolution of a
Black-led City Chapter 6 Chapter 4: The Mount Vernon School District in
2007 Part 7 Part III: Voices from the Mount Vernon School District Chapter
8 Chapter 5: Respondents and Stakeholders Chapter 9 Chapter 6: The Public's
Commitment to Public Education Chapter 10 Chapter 7: A Shared Vision for
Public Schools Chapter 11 Chapter 8: Public Dissatisfaction with the
District's Performance on Student Achievement Chapter 12 Chapter 9: Major
Problems Facing the District Chapter 13 Chapter 10: No Trust in the Process
for Decision Making Chapter 14 Chapter 11: A Public Disconnected and
Disenfranchised Chapter 15 Chapter 12: Who Owns Public Schools? Chapter 16
Chapter 13: Building Public Support for Public Schools Part 17 Part IV:
Voices from Focus Groups Chapter 18 Chapter 14: The Community Focus Groups
Chapter 19 Chapter 15: The Youth Focus Group Chapter 20 Chapter 16: The
Teacher Focus Group Part 21 Part V: From Disenfranchisement to Ownership
Chapter 22 Chapter 17: Findings from the Mount Vernon School District
Chapter 23 Chapter 18: Causes for Disenfranchisement Chapter 24 Chapter 19:
The Role of Black Churches Chapter 25 Chapter 20: A New Beginning for
Building Public Support for Public Schools Chapter 26 Epilogue: The
Unresolved Issue of Ownership