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ERIC Number: EJ587029
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0042-0859
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In Their Own Voices: An Ethnographic Study of Low-Achieving Students within the Context of School Reform.
Lee, Patrick W.
Urban Education, v34 n2 p214-44 May 1999
Investigated the causes of school failure from a student perspective through interviews with 40 urban high school students experiencing academic difficulties. Findings magnify issues of power, resistance, and diversity as they are linked to patterns of student achievement urban schools must address before advancing specific restructuring efforts. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: Diversity (Student), Educational Change, Ethnography, High School Students, High Schools, Interviews, Low Achievement, School Restructuring, Urban Schools
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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