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Carolan, Brian V. – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2010
In an attempt to forge tighter social relations, small school reformers advocate school designs intended to create smaller, more trusting, and more collaborative settings. These efforts to enhance students' social capital in the form of social closure are ultimately tied to improving academic outcomes. Using data derived from ELS: 2002, this study…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Small Schools, School Restructuring, Social Control