Framing Dropouts: Notes on the Politics of an Urban Public High School (SUNY Series, Teacher Empowerment and School Reform) (Suny Series, Teacher Empowerment & School Reform)
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (629 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0791404048 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 314 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Fine has successfully re-presented the complexities of urban education. "I think this is the most important work I have read in over a decade on the sociology and politics of school dropouts. The link between those who 'drop out' and the restriction of critique is powerfully achieved. Britzman, Department of Education, State University of New York, Binghamton"What Fine does is show us in depth the reality of the situation we often wish would just go away. We are forced to confront what pain is engen
This should be required reading for all school personnel, future teachers, and those associated with educational contexts. Fine is able to document the braiding of race, class, gender in sophisticated ways and this is one of the text s greatest strengths. I think this is the most important work I have read in over a decade on the sociology and politics of school dropouts. Henry A. The link between those who drop out and the restriction of critique is powerfully achieved. She should be applauded for her integration of black and feminist theorists. Fine has successfully re-presented the complexities of urban education. Simon, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education" . I am convinced that it will be a major influence in the field and will establish a new theoretical standard for inquiry into the area of school dropouts. Roger I. It opens the literature on adolescents placed at risk to include contexts previously ignored. We are forced to confront wh
. Michelle Fine is Associate Professor of Psychology in Education at the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
Great transaction Thank you. This book. Reveals the dropout factories, which results in filling up our prisons, because "if we don't educate, we will incarcerate." A very valuable resource!. Book Review Ben Michelle Fine brings us a chilling ethnographic portrayal of a New York City high school from 1978 to 1985. She follows an incoming class of students and reports on their experience. She also follows the teachers and administrators who are responsible for these students. Alarmingly, two-thirds of the incoming 1978 cohort had not graduated six years later in 1985. When that many students are not graduating, it is no longer the fault of the students,. Gina said Very outdated and one-sided. This text provides data from the late 70s to mid 80s. While the dropout statistics reported are very unfortunate, current dropout rates have improved immensely. Also, Fine reported a few examples of bad teachers, as if they are the norm. I found the student interviews disgraceful. Fine seems to validate student's irresponsible behavior of not attending school and not completing school work through her student interviews. Many reasons students dropo