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In the front door : creating a college-going culture of learning /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mehan, Hugh, 1941-
Other Authors: Chang, Gordon C., Jones, Makeba, Mussey, Season S.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boulder, CO : Paradigm Publishers, [2012]
Subjects:
College preparation programs > United States.
Educational equalization > United States.
Children with social disabilities > Education (Secondary) > United States.
Charter schools > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The context of the study
  • Pushing back against the power preserving tendencies of bureaucracies
  • Trying to bend the bars of the iron cage: the possibilities and limitations of charter schools as models for successful school reform
  • Changes in students aspirations and conduct: the role of institutional arrangements
  • Conclusions: contributions to a theory of educational inequality, social policy, and educational equality
  • Appendix 1: Theoretical orientation
  • Appendix 2: Contributions to a theory of social policy.