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Schooling in the Age of Austerity: Urban Education and the Struggle for Democratic Life (New Frontiers in Education, Culture, and Politics) by Alexander J. Means (auth.) is a education title available to read on EtoBox.
What is Schooling in the Age of Austerity: Urban Education and the Struggle for Democratic Life (New Frontiers in Education, Culture, and Politics) about?
Through a case study in a Chicago public school, Means demonstrates that, despite the fragmentation of human security in low-income and racially segregated public schools, there exist positive social relations, knowledge, and desire for change that can be built upon to promote more secure and equitable democratic futures for young people.
Who reads Schooling in the Age of Austerity: Urban Education and the Struggle for Democratic Life (New Frontiers in Education, Culture, and Politics)?
It is typically read by teachers and faculty preparing courses and curriculum.
Common subject areas: education, pedagogy.
- Author
- Alexander J. Means (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan : [distributor] Not Avail
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781299262447
- Category
- education
- Subjects
- Philosophy, Education, Urban
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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