Reconstructing Urban Schools with Work-centered Education.

Grubb, W. Norton

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Publication Date: 1995

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Reconstructing Urban Schools with Work-centered Education.

Grubb, W. Norton

Education and Urban Society, v27 n3 p244-59 May 1995

Examines the advantage to urban education of school-to-work transition programs. A vision is presented for a work-centered education that takes full advantage of the best characteristics of cities and clarifies how this approach addresses some of the serious problems facing urban schools. The author indicates how these programs can invigorate teaching for low-achieving students. (GR)

Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship, Educational Objectives, Educational Practices, High Schools, Low Income Groups, Magnet Schools, School Restructuring, Secondary Education, Urban Education, Urban Schools

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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