Match on Dry Grass Community Organizing As a Catalyst for School Reform

Name: Match on Dry Grass Community Organizing As a Catalyst for School Reform
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ISBN: 9780199793587

ISBN-10: 0199793581

ISBN-13: 9780199793587

Edition: 2011

Authors: Mark R. Warren, Karen L. Mapp, The Community Organizing and School Reform Project

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List price: $37.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/3/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 9.09" wide x 5.98" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Preface and Acknowledgments


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


Notes


References