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Book SynopsisExamines the ways in which school spaces are culturally produced, offering insight into how urban students engage their schooling
Trade ReviewDickar’s analysis is sophisticated without resorting to jargon-laden prose, and should be relevant to and consumable by students, teachers, administrators, policy makers and academics interested in urban education reform, critical analyzes of race, class and gender, and domination and resistance. Above all, this work has important implications for understanding the processes by which urban youth and their schools negotiate their relationship. * Journal of Youth and Adolescence *
Provides an insightful analysis of the ways in which space and social relationships interact to produce school cultures. Dickar's detailed analysis of this urban high school contains important lessons about the limits and possibilities of school reform. This potent study is valuable reading for policy makers and educators searching for ways to promote meaningful and lasting reform in our nation's urban schools. -- Pedro A. Noguera,author of The Trouble with Black Boys: And Other Reflections on Race, Equity, and the Future of Public Education
The rich evidence and introduction of new analytic tools make Dickar’s work an intriguing contribution to educational research. * Book Notes *
A unique perspective on the problems facing schools in urban centers. * Choice *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Student Resistance and the Cultural Production of Space 1 "The Covenant Made Visible": The Hidden Curriculum of Space 2 "In a way it protects us and in a way ... it keeps us back": Scanning, School Space, and Student Identity 3 "It's just all about being popular": Hallways as Thirdspace 4 "If I can't be myself, what's the point of being here?" Language and Contested Classroom Space 5 "You have to change your whole attitude toward everything": Threshold Struggles and Infrapolitical Resistance 6 "You know the real deal, but this is just saying you got their deal": Public and Hidden Transcripts 7 A Eulogy for Renaissance: Looking Forward Notes Bibliography Index About the Author
