ERIC Number: EJ1131177
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1066-5684
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Urban Sanctuary Schools for Diverse Populations: Examining Curricular Expectations and School Effectiveness for Student Learning
Liou, Daniel D.; Marsh, Tyson E. J.; Antrop-González, René
Equity & Excellence in Education, v50 n1 p68-83 2017
This ethnographic case study problematizes the current high stakes accountability efforts that have led many school leaders to inadvertently maintain a school environment in which deficit perspectives and low academic expectations in the classroom persist. Drawing from an urban sanctuary school framework, this study works to center the voices of low-income students of color from an urban high school in California, who have historically faced school alienation and academic challenges, to describe their notions of academic expectations held by their teachers. The centrality of student voices and ethnographic descriptions of the school illuminate a moral dialogue that can assist school leaders in challenging ineffective school structures. These efforts must place deficit thinking and low classroom expectations into question as our nation's biggest obstacles toward schoolwide excellence.
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, Ethnography, Case Studies, Low Income Students, Minority Group Students, Semi Structured Interviews, Grade 11, Grade 12, Urban Schools, Teacher Expectations of Students, High School Students, Culturally Relevant Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 11; Secondary Education; High Schools; Grade 12
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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