Streetsmart schoolsmart : urban poverty and the education of adolescent boys /
Two scholars present original research on youth gangs and school success to explain why some boys become disengaged and join gangs while others do not. Chapters describe how urban boys from different ethnic backgrounds (Asian, African American and Latino) approach schooling and identify the sociocul...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Teachers College Press,
[2012]
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| Series: | Multicultural education series (New York, N.Y.)
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Table of Contents:
- Poverty and the creation of hope and despair
- Street-socialized boys in low-income neighborhoods: a cross-ethnic framework to promote success
- To compete in this world: a Vietnamese American portrait of loss and liberation
- A scone chance: a portrait of a mixed-race African American man
- Never let go: a portrait of a Chicano living in and out of the margins
- I call myself Chicano: multiple and shifting Mexican American identities
- They make me feel like I am somebody: empowering urban youth through community-based action
- Education is key for people of color: career academies and youth hopefulness
- Obama has opened the door: understanding African American high school boys' career expectations in an era of change
- Conclusion: the possibilities of comprehensive school reform.