In the front door
Subtitle: creating a college-going culture of learning
By: Hugh Mehan ; with Gordon C. Chang, Makeba Jones, and Season S. Mussey
Contributors: Chang, Gordon C.; Jones, Makeba; Mussey, Season S.
Publisher: Paradigm Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Boulder, CO
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781612051031; 9781612051048
Subjects: Educational equalization; Education (Secondary); Charter schools; Children with social disabilities; College preparation programs
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The context of the study; title: Pushing back against the power preserving tendencies of bureaucracies; title: Trying to bend the bars of the iron cage: the possibilities and limitations of charter schools as models for successful school reform; title: Changes in students aspirations and conduct: the role of institutional arrangements; title: Conclusions: contributions to a theory of educational inequality, social policy, and educational equality; title: Appendix 1: Theoretical orientation; title: Appendix 2: Contributions to a theory of social policy.