A Simple Justice - The Challenge for Small Schools

Written by major players in the small schools movement, this collection of essays points to the ways school restructuring strategies connect to the ongoing pursuit of social justice. Building bridges to their fellow educators, these essayists make powerful arguments in favor of smaller school size as an achievable reform goal.

About the author

Edited by William Ayers, school reform activist, Distinguished Professor, and Senior University Scholar, Michael Klonsky, Director, Small Schools Workshop, both at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Gabrielle H. Lyon, Director, Project Exploration and education activist.

Summary

This collection of essays identifies the ways in which school restructuring strategies connect to the ongoing pursuit of social justice. The contributors are educators and advocates for youth, who think that changing schools can change the world.

Product details

• Assisted by: William Ayers (Editor), Michael Klonsky (Editor), Gabrielle Lyon (Editor), Gabrielle H. Lyon (Editor), Therese Quinn (Editor)
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2000
• EAN: 9780807739624
• ISBN: 978-0-8077-3962-4
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 226 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 290 g
• Series: Teaching for Social Justice (P; Teaching for Social Justice Series; Teaching for Social Justice; The Teaching for Social Justice Series; Teaching for Social Justice (P
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system