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“These are Our Children!” An Examination of Relationship-Building Practices in Urban High Schools

verfasst von: Jessica T. Shiller

Erschienen in: The Urban Review | Ausgabe 5/2009

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This article examines a recent reform effort that has opened hundreds of small high schools in poor urban communities in New York City, The New Century Schools Initiative (NCSI). Founders hoped that the small schools strategy would create personalized environments where relationships could develop between teachers and students, leading to improved outcomes for poor students and students of color. Looking at three of the NCSI high schools in the Bronx, this ethnographic study reveals that small schools size does not always lead to relationship-building between teachers and students. Teachers need support and training which is currently missing from NCSI’s theory of action. The study suggests that NCSI can be strengthened with incentives and support for teachers to develop relationships with their students.

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Pseudonyms.

These exams are called the Regents exams in New York State.

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Titel: “These are Our Children!” An Examination of Relationship-Building Practices in Urban High Schools
verfasst von: Jessica T. Shiller
Publikationsdatum: 01.12.2009
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: The Urban Review / Ausgabe 5/2009
Print ISSN: 0042-0972
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-1960
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11256-008-0110-1

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