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Tough fronts : the impact of street culture on schooling / L. Janelle Dance.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Critical social thoughtPublisher: New York : Routledge, 2002Description: xix, 187 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0415932998
  • 9780415932998
  • 0415933005
  • 9780415933001
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.432 21
LOC classification:
  • LC5131 .D34 2002
Contents:
Tables and figures -- Foreword / by Michael W. Apple -- Acknowledgments: "Props" -- Preface -- Introduction: A study of street-savy students -- Pt. I. "Expert" points of view. There are no agents here: scholarly depictions of Black Americans ; Postures forged by social marginalization -- Pt. II. The perspectives of street-savy students. On being "hardcore", a "hardcore wannabe", or "hardcore enough" ; Social capital, cultural capital, and caring teachers: the perspectives of street-savvy students and a magic teacher ; Malcolm: 24/7/365 -- Pt. III. Solutions, broader implications, and policy suggestions. Shadows, mentors, and surrogate fathers ; Fear of the dark: the vilification of urban students ; Policy implications for individuals in positions of influence -- Appendix: A brief review of selected literature: effective schools and critical theory -- Glossary of social scientific terms and concepts.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Tables and figures -- Foreword / by Michael W. Apple -- Acknowledgments: "Props" -- Preface -- Introduction: A study of street-savy students -- Pt. I. "Expert" points of view. There are no agents here: scholarly depictions of Black Americans ; Postures forged by social marginalization -- Pt. II. The perspectives of street-savy students. On being "hardcore", a "hardcore wannabe", or "hardcore enough" ; Social capital, cultural capital, and caring teachers: the perspectives of street-savvy students and a magic teacher ; Malcolm: 24/7/365 -- Pt. III. Solutions, broader implications, and policy suggestions. Shadows, mentors, and surrogate fathers ; Fear of the dark: the vilification of urban students ; Policy implications for individuals in positions of influence -- Appendix: A brief review of selected literature: effective schools and critical theory -- Glossary of social scientific terms and concepts.

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