Overview

In urban American school systems, the children of recent immigrants and low-income parents of color disproportionately suffer from overcrowded classrooms, lack of access to educational resources, and underqualified teachers. In Mothers United, Andrea Dyrness chronicles the experiences of five Latina immigrant mothers in Oakland, California—one of the most troubled urban school districts in the country—as they become informed and engaged advocates for their children's education.

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Author:   Andrea Dyrness
Publisher:   University of Minnesota Press
Imprint:   University of Minnesota Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.522kg
ISBN:  

9780816674664

ISBN 10:   0816674663
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   14 April 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction: A Fragile Partnership 1. Separate Journeys: The Road to New Small Schools 2. Baudelia’s Leadership: Claiming Space for Parents in School Design 3. Contested Community: Negotiating Admissions in the New Small School 4. The Good Parent, the Angry Parent, and Other Controlling Images 5. Ofelia’s Kitchen: A Counterspace for Resistance 6. En Confianza: Lessons for Educators on Working for Change with Immigrant Parents Conclusion: Participatory Research and the Politics of Social Change Appendix: Questions for Reflection by Madres Unidas Notes References Index

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<p> Mothers United is a brilliant example of how educational ethnography can illuminate the complex workings of school reform, parental agency and school engagement, and participatory action research for school change and social justice. Andrea Dyrness superbly illustrates how social injustice is reproduced in even the most well-intentioned and social justice-oriented school change movements. --Sofia Villenas, Cornell University

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Andrea Dyrness is associate professor of educational studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.

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