A match on dry grass : community organizing as a catalyst for school reform / Mark R. Warren, Karen L. Mapp, and the Community Organizing and School Reform Project.
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- 9780199793716
- 0199793719
- 1283232243
- 9781283232241
- 9786613232243
- 6613232246
- School improvement programs -- United States
- Educational change -- United States -- Citizen participation
- Educational accountability -- United States
- Community organization -- United States
- Community power -- United States
- Social action -- United States
- Enseignement -- Réforme -- États-Unis
- Enseignement -- Réforme -- États-Unis -- Participation des citoyens
- Responsabilité du rendement (Éducation) -- États-Unis
- Organisation communautaire -- États-Unis
- Pouvoir communautaire -- États-Unis
- Action sociale -- États-Unis
- EDUCATION -- Decision-Making & Problem Solving
- Community organization
- Community power
- Educational accountability
- Educational change -- Citizen participation
- School improvement programs
- Social action
- United States
- 371.207
- LB2822.82 .H234 2011eb
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-301) and index.
Online resource; title from digital title page (EBL platform, viewed September 14, 2015).
"A Match on Dry Grass argues that community organizing represents a fresh and promising approach to school reform as part of a broader agenda to build power for low-income communities and address the profound social inequalities that affect the education of children."--Provided by publisher.
Introduction: A new movement for equity and justice in education -- How community organizing works --"A match on dry grass": organizing for great schools in San Jose -- "An appetite for change": building relational cultures for educational reform and civic engagement in Los Angeles -- "Our strength is the power of our community": political education and the continuation of the struggle in Denver -- "Weaving a tapestry that won't unravel": the transformation of education in the Mississippi Delta -- "Acts of leadership": building powerful forms of parent participation in Chicago -- "Cement between the bricks": building schools and communities in New York City -- Building power and relationships to transform communities and schools -- Conclusion: Lessons for school reform and democracy building -- Appendix: A collaborative research process.
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