ERIC Number: EJ1137908
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-May
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Reform with Reinvestment: Values and Tensions in Gentrifying Urban Schools
Siegel-Hawley, Genevieve; Thachik, Stefani; Bridges, Kimberly
Education and Urban Society, v49 n4 p403-433 May 2017
As cities across the country experience an influx of White and middle- to upper-class residents, new opportunities for the integration of urban schools emerge. Yet crucial challenges persist even when equity and inclusion are a focus for new stakeholders. This article explores the story of a largely White group of parents committed to investing in and reforming their gentrifying neighborhood's elementary school. Given the numerous tensions that ensued, fostering leadership, equity, and intercultural awareness remains vital to ensuring that the new urban diversity also produces just and inclusive schools.
Descriptors: Educational Change, Urban Schools, School Desegregation, Middle Class, Parents, Whites, Parent Participation, Elementary School Students, Neighborhood Schools, Parent School Relationship, Inclusion, Qualitative Research, Case Studies, School Choice, Equal Education, Elementary Schools, Parent Attitudes, Educational Experience, Parent Background, Parent Student Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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