A match on dry grass
Subtitle: community organizing as a catalyst for school reform
By: Mark R. Warren, Karen L. Mapp, and The Community Organizing and School Reform Project
Contributors: Mapp, Karen L.
Publisher: Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9780199793594; 9780199793587
Subjects: Social action; Community organization; Citizen participation; Educational accountability; Educational change; School improvement programs; Community power
Description: Argues that community organizing represents a fresh and promising approach to school reform as part of a broader agenda to build power for low-income communities and address the profound social inequalities that affect the education of children. Based on a comprehensive national study, presents rich and compelling case studies of prominent organizing efforts in Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles, Denver, San Jose, and the Mississippi Delta. The authors show how organizing groups build the participation and leadership of parents and students so they can become powerful actors in school improvement efforts. They also identify promising ways to overcome divisions and create the collaborations between educators and community residents required for deep and sustainable school reform. Shows how community organizing builds powerful relationships that lead to the transformational change necessary to advance educational equity and a robust democracy. From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.