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Conner, Jerusha O.; Cosner, Katherine – Democracy & Education, 2016
Although youth have long been at the forefront of social change, the last two decades have seen an upsurge in the number of organizations, agencies, and governmental bodies dedicated to supporting the idea of youth voice in public policy. Drawing on in-depth individual interviews with 32 youth in one major urban center, this study compares how…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Change Agents, Activism, Social Change
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Conner, Jerusha O.; Mason, Michael; Mennis, Jeremy – Education and Urban Society, 2012
Research has found strong linkages between adolescent substance use and attitudes toward school. Few studies of this relationship, however, consider the different dimensions of students' school attitudes, separating perceptions of the importance of school from the quality of students' affective experiences therein. Using a sample of 301 urban…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Adolescents, School Attitudes, Substance Abuse
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Conner, Jerusha O. – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2010
Teachers' views and expectations of students directly impact student learning, and unless they are challenged during the preparation period, these views are unlikely to change. This study investigated how a group of prospective teachers explained the shift in their perspectives of low-income, urban youth as a result of participating in a…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Service Learning, Urban Youth, Teacher Expectations of Students