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An Integrated Development Model of TIE for Ethnic Towns in China: The Case of Pengshui
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Wang, Yu; Yang, Ru-an; Gao, Xiang – Education and Urban Society, 2022
Ethnic towns in China are always special and important. Their rich natural and cultural resources and relatively poor conditions make their development different. This research constructs an integrated development model of town-industry-education (TIE) for ethnic towns in China. The case of Pengshui is presented to illustrate the details of this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Business Relationship, Ethnic Groups, Cultural Differences
Satisfaction, Preparedness, and Implementation: Teacher Culture and Climate in Magnet School Conversions
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Austin, Tatiana; Roegman, Rachel – Education and Urban Society, 2021
In this study, we examine teacher perspectives of magnet school implementation in two recently converted elementary schools that had received federal grants to reduce minority group isolation. We draw on 2 years of data on teacher perspectives related to satisfaction, preparedness, and implementation of the magnet program. Surprisingly, we found…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Magnet Schools, Elementary Schools, Federal Aid
A Tripartite Perspective of Social Capital and Its Access by High School Dropouts
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Drewry, Julie A.; Burge, Penny L.; Driscoll, Lisa G. – Education and Urban Society, 2010
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to document and analyze students' experiences with dropping out of high school, using a social capital framework. Examining the stories of high school dropouts provided valuable information related to the root causes of dropout behaviors. The context of this study was a high school in an urban school…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, High Schools, Dropouts, Data Analysis
Adult Partners and Adult Contexts of "Teenage Sex."
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Males, Mike – Education and Urban Society, 1998
Studied the individual and social connections between teenage and adult sexual outcomes over time, by race and locale, and by individual liaison using data from 28 counties in California. Results show that teenagers display behaviors virtually identical to those of adults of the same backgrounds and socioeconomic status. Implications for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Patterns, Comparative Analysis
The Art of Community Transformation.
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Lowe, Seana S. – Education and Urban Society, 2001
Examines the ritualistic nature of community art, distinguishing elements and qualities essential for it to effectively generate private, organic relationships in settings where public independent relationships prevail. Research on two community art projects indicates that community art provides a ritual framework for social interaction by…
Descriptors: Art, Community Change, Community Development, Community Programs
Organizational Decline: How State Agencies Adapt.
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Louis, Karen Seashore; Corwin, Ronald G. – Education and Urban Society, 1984
Analyzes how 13 state education agencies (SEAs) use instrumental strategic and symbolic decisions and structures in attempting to provide leadership for improvements in educational quality. Data suggest that as the difficulties facing them increase, SEAs rely more on the strategic and symbolic dimensions of structure for their own protection. (CMG)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Decision Making, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education