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OverviewDimensions peculiar to urban life, such as high population density, proximity to power centers, heterogeneity of residents in terms of class and ethnicity, susceptibility to political action, and tensions between rich and poor, have considerable impact on educational policies. Important studies have been conducted on urban conditions in the developed world, but few studies on education in Third World cities have appeared. This volume looks at urban problems related to education cross-nationally, beginning with a careful definition of what is distinctly urban in educational settings. Chapters on trends and issues, bureaucratic dynamics, disparities and inequities, goals, neighborhood movements, politics, and the experience of women and marginal students round out this internationally contributed volume. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nelly P StromquistPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.581kg ISBN: 9780275946586ISBN 10: 0275946584 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 30 December 1993 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface Introduction by Nelly P. Stromquist Concepts and Trends Defining Urban in Educational Studies by R. Murray Thomas Some Trends and Issues Affecting Education in the Urban Context by Nelly P. Stromquist Urban Education and the Culture of Contentment: The Politics, Culture, and Economics of Inner-City Schooling by Gerald Grace Bureaucratic Dynamics in Urban Educational Systems Safety Net or Safety Valve: How Choice Is Constructed in an Urban Dropout Program by Deirdre M. Kelly Disparities in Educational Development in a Fast-Developing Chinese City: The Case of Guangzhou by O. Lee and Li Zibiao Inequitable Agricultural Extension Services in the Urban Context: The Case of Tanzania by Malongo R.S. Mlozi The City and Educational Politics Education and Docility: The Dilemmas of Singapore and the Next Lap by Roger Boshier Neighborhood Associations and the Fight for Public Schooling in Rio de Janeiro State by Nelly Moulin and Isabel Pereira The Growth Machine and the Politics of Urban Educational Reform: The Case of Charlotte, North Carolina by Roslyn Mickelson, Carol Ray, and Stephen Smith The Educational Experience of Women and Marginal Students Rural Students in Urban Settings in Africa: The Experience of Female Students in Secondary Schools by N'Dri Assie-Lumumba The Effects of War Trauma on Central American Immigrant Children by Magaly Lavadenz Street Children and Their Education: A Challenge for Urban Educators by Adrian Blunt IndexReviews?Most discussions of urban education look only at industrialized countries. The papers in this provocative volume juxtapose studies from both the developed and the developing world, thus affirming heretofore unexplored parallels between the two. Highly recommended for researchers and faculty in education, educational policy and political science.?-Choice ?Most discussions of urban education look only at industrialized countries. The papers in this provocative volume juxtapose studies from both the developed and the developing world, thus affirming heretofore unexplored parallels between the two. Highly recommended for researchers and faculty in education, educational policy and political science.?-Choice Most discussions of urban education look only at industrialized countries. The papers in this provocative volume juxtapose studies from both the developed and the developing world, thus affirming heretofore unexplored parallels between the two. Highly recommended for researchers and faculty in education, educational policy and political science. -Choice Author InformationNELLY P. STROMQUIST is Professor of International Development Education at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Her most recent publications are Women and Education in Latin America: Knowledge, Power, and Change (1992) and Daring to Be Different: The Choice of Nonconventional Fields of Study by International Women (1991). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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