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| Genre/Form: | Congresses |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: 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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