Schools as imagined communities
Subtitle: the creation of identity, meaning, and conflict in U.S. history
By: edited by Sherman Dorn, Deidre Cobb-Roberts, Barbara J. Shircliffe.
Contributors: Dorn, Sherman.; Cobb-Roberts, Deidre.; Shircliffe, Barbara J.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
Subjects: Community and school -- United States -- History; Education -- Social aspects -- United States -- History
Description: As the US federal government forces states to create centralized systems of accountability, the notion of a 'community' school becomes less and less defined by decisions on core curriculum. Yet, the idea of a school as community survives through the local politics of education or the policies of magnet and charter schools with small student populations. This collection will explore the extent to which our collective notions of school-community relations have prevented us from speaking openly about the tensions created when we imagine schools as communities.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.