| Schooling in the Age of Austerity: Urban Education and the Struggle for Democratic Life 2013 Edition Contributor(s): Means, A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1137032030 ISBN-13: 9781137032034 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $49.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Urban - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects - Education | History |
| Dewey: 370.917 |
| LCCN: 2012033670 |
| Series: New Frontiers in Education, Culture, and Politics |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9.3" (0.90 lbs) 186 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Through a case study in a Chicago public school, Means demonstrates that, despite the fragmentation of human security in low-income and racially segregated public schools, there exist positive social relations, knowledge, and desire for change that can be built upon to promote more secure and equitable democratic futures for young people. |