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Direct linkSlaughter-Defoe, Diana T., Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2012
Urban education is an interdisciplinary field, characterized by introducing many perspectives to research pertaining to educational policy and to the practice of educating youth whose lives unfold in densely populated urban metropolitan areas. This book celebrates Constance Clayton's eleven-year tenure as superintendent of the School District of…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Urban Education, Race, School Desegregation
Alvarez, Cristina Candelaria – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The study examines how urban school principals lead schools that make a difference for children in challenging settings. This research delves deeply into the experiences of three urban public school principals in the School District of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, who used technology as an avenue to improve educational options for their students.…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Human Capital, Neighborhood Schools, Action Research
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Download full textSeaton, Gregory; Dell'Angelo, Tabitha; Spencer, Margaret Beale; Youngblood, Joseph – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2007
The goal of this article is to move beyond the more traditional question, "Does business have a role in public education?" A historical overview of education suggests that the involvement of the private sector is not a new phenomenon and is not likely to end in the near future. Here, the authors argue that a much more fruitful line of…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Urban Youth, Public Education, Privatization
