ABSTRACT

This multidisciplinary overview introduces readers to the historical, sociological, anthropological, and political foundations of urban public secondary schooling and to possibilities for reform. Focused on critical and problematic elements, the text provides a comprehensive description and analyses of urban public high schooling through different yet intertwined disciplinary lenses. Students and researchers seeking to inform their work with urban high schools from social, cultural, and political perspectives will find the theoretical frameworks and practical applications useful in their own studies of, or initiatives related to, urban public high schools. Each chapter includes concept boxes with synopses of key ideas, summations, and discussion questions.

part |90 pages

Foundations

chapter |17 pages

Historical Contexts

chapter |16 pages

Sociological Basics

School Functions, Social Locations, and Capital

chapter |34 pages

Anthropological Perspectives

Cultural Processes in Urban High Schools

chapter |19 pages

Political Insights

Politics of Public Education

part |50 pages

Possibilities

chapter |22 pages

Local School Staging Areas

Setting the Stage

chapter |26 pages

Urban Public High School Reform

Fundamental Facts of Schooling