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Direct linkConzen, Michael P. – Journal of Geography, 2010
Most towns were crucial to the initial colonization and economic development of the Great Plains. Many were, directly or indirectly, creatures of railroad corporate planning, owing their location as well as their physical layout to the townsite companies controlled by railroad officials. This article examines how these facts shaped the fundamental…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Transportation, Influence of Technology, Urban Studies
Bryson, Michael A.; Zimring, Carl A. – Metropolitan Universities, 2010
Using the wealth of sites available in the Chicago metropolitan area, online learning technologies, and classroom interactions, Roosevelt University's seminar "The Sustainable City" takes a multidisciplinary approach to urban ecology, waste management, green design, climate change, urban planning, parklands, water systems, environmental…
Descriptors: Field Trips, Urban Planning, Seminars, Environmental Education
Daniel, Beverly-Jean – Urban Education, 2010
This article makes the argument for a reframing and a reconceptualization of the urban-suburban divide which can inform the options and possibilities for transformative practices in urban schools. Drawing primarily from a Canadian, and more specifically a southern Ontario context, the article explores the changing realities of urban within this…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Suburban Schools, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries
Donaldson, Morgaen L. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2009
This retrospective, longitudinal study compares the career paths of graduates of Harvard University's master's-level teacher education program (TEP) before and after it adopted an urban emphasis in 2001. I surveyed all graduates of TEP, 1985-2006, which yielded a sample of 636. Using discrete-time survival analysis, I examined where respondents…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Persistence, Urban Teaching
Holligan, Christopher Peter; Deuchar, Ross – Journal of Youth Studies, 2009
This paper presents the results of an exploratory, small-scale qualitative research enquiry into the perceptions and experiences of young people in communities afflicted by deprivation in Glasgow, Scotland's largest city. The context within which we address this focus contains a culture reputed to involve sectarianism, territoriality and gangs.…
Descriptors: Crime, Interviews, Foreign Countries, Social Capital
Akom, A. A. – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2007
This article challenges social (dis)organization theory by investigating the impact of religious culture on civic engagement. Using qualitative data from 'Bridge View,' a historically African-American neighborhood in San Francisco experiencing environmental racism, this article asks: (1) How does the Nation of Islam (NOI) affect social…
Descriptors: Community Development, Islam, Social Organizations, Social Services
