Community participation plays a large role in the success or
failure of our public schools. This book focuses attention on the
problem of inequality in public engagement, considering how race,
class, ethnicity, language, and immigration status shape
opportunities for engagement. Without the active participation of
the public, chances for improving school systems are limited.
Without equal opportunity for public engagement, those in the lower
reaches of stratified society are left largely on the outside
looking in-and that all too easily becomes a self-perpetuating
cycle. Public Engagement for Public Education speaks to the
potential for students, parents, community members, and civic
leaders to join forces and create more equitable schooling. Such
engagement can expand access to quality educational pathways which
in turn paves the way to a stronger voice in society and the
promise of the American dream. If segments of society are blocked
access to those pathways, the book argues, nothing less than the
health of American democracy is at stake.
General
Imprint: |
Stanford University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2010 |
First published: |
2010 |
Editors: |
John Rogers
• Marion Orr
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth / Cloth
|
Pages: |
344 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8047-6355-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
General
|
LSN: |
0-8047-6355-0 |
Barcode: |
9780804763554 |
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