Community Organizing for Stronger Schools Strategies and Successes |
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| Author:
| Mediratta, Kavitha
Shah, Seema
McAlister, Sara |
| ISBN: | 978-1-934742-34-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2009 |
| Publisher: | Harvard Education Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.00USD $32.00 |
Book Description:
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Offers a textured analysis of community organising for school reform. The authors examine the role of organising in building social and political capital and improving educational outcomes for students in some of the US's most challenged school districts. They delineate the strategic choices and organisational characteristics that foster successful initiatives and support increased civic engagement.
Offers a textured analysis of community organising for school reform. The authors examine the role of organising in building social and political capital and improving educational outcomes for students in some of the US's most challenged school districts. They delineate the strategic choices and organisational characteristics that foster successful initiatives and support increased civic engagement.