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Education in urban areas : cross-national dimensions

Author: Nelly P Stromquist
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1994.
Edition/Format:   Book : Conference publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Education in urban areas.
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1994
(OCoLC)608486725
Online version:
Education in urban areas.
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1994
(OCoLC)621342171
Material Type: Conference publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Nelly P Stromquist
ISBN: 0275946584 9780275946586
OCLC Number: 28026767
Notes: "The subject of this book derives from a western regional conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) held on 15-16 November 1991"--Pref.
Description: xi, 272 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents: Defining urban in educational studies / R. Murray Thomas --
Some trends and issues affecting education in the urban context / Nelly P. Stromquist --
Urban education and the culture of contentment : the politics, culture, and economics of inner-city schooling / Gerald Grace --
Safety net or safety valve : how choice is constructed in an urban dropout program / Deirdre M. Kelly --
Disparities in educational development in a fast-developing Chinese city : the case of Guangzhou / W.O. Lee and Li Zibiao --
Inequitable agricultural extension services in the urban context : the case of Tanzania / Malongo R.S. Mlozi --
Education and docility : the dilemmas of Singapore and the next lap / Roger Boshier --
Neighborhood associations and the fight for public schooling in Rio de Janeiro state / Nelly Moulin and Isabel Pereira --
The growth machine and the politics of urban educational reform : the case of Charlotte, North Carolina / Roslyn Mickelson, Carol Ray, Stephen Smith --
Rural students in urban settings in Africa : the experience of female students in secondary schools / N'Dri Assie-Lumumba --
The effects of war trauma on Central American immigrant children / Magaly Lavadenz --
Street children and their education : a challenge for urban educators / Adrian Blunt.
Responsibility: edited by Nelly P. Stromquist.

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