ERIC Number: EJ795162
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 21
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0737-5328
EISSN: N/A
Moving beyond the Dichotomy: Meeting the Needs of Urban Students through Contextually-Relevant Education Practices
Seaton, Gregory; Dell'Angelo, Tabitha; Spencer, Margaret Beale; Youngblood, Joseph
Teacher Education Quarterly, v34 n2 p163-183 Spr 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 inquiry is to examine how the characteristics of public education and privately managed education meet (or not) the unique needs of a highly vulnerable group--urban youth. They begin by providing a brief overview of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation. Considering the impact of NCLB is critical, as it has facilitated the growth of education management organizations (EMOs) by introducing the notion of school choice in response to poor school test performance. Secondly, they discuss how privatization has been implemented and evaluated in Philadelphia under a diverse provider model. Next, they make a theoretically grounded case for reframing public and private education to focus more centrally on the affective development of teacher and students. With a parallel conceptual rationale, the authors conclude by making theoretically grounded recommendations for teacher preparation.
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Urban Youth, Public Education, Privatization, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, School Choice, Educational Change, Outcomes of Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Teacher Education, Humanistic Education, Emotional Intelligence, Testing, Theories
Caddo Gap Press. 3145 Geary Blvd PMB 275, San Francisco, CA 94118. Tel: 415-666-3012; Fax: 415-666-3552; e-mail: caddogap@aol.com; Web site: http://www.caddogap.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: No Child Left Behind Act 2001
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A