Education in urban areas: cross-national dimensions

Abstract

Preface Introduction by Nelly P. Stromquist Concepts and Trends Defining Urban in Educational Studies by R. Murray Thomas Some Trends and Issues Affecting Education in the Urban Context by Nelly P. Stromquist Urban Education and the Culture of Contentment: The Politics, Culture, and Economics of Inner-City Schooling by Gerald Grace Bureaucratic Dynamics in Urban Educational Systems Safety Net or Safety Valve: How Choice Is Constructed in an Urban Dropout Program by Deirdre M. Kelly Disparities in Educational Development in a Fast-Developing Chinese City: The Case of Guangzhou by O. Lee and Li Zibiao Inequitable Agricultural Extension Services in the Urban Context: The Case of Tanzania by Malongo R.S. Mlozi The City and Educational Politics Education and Docility: The Dilemmas of Singapore and the Next Lap by Roger Boshier Neighborhood Associations and the Fight for Public Schooling in Rio de Janeiro State by Nelly Moulin and Isabel Pereira The Growth Machine and the Politics of Urban Educational Reform: The Case of Charlotte, North Carolina by Roslyn Mickelson, Carol Ray, and Stephen Smith The Educational Experience of Women and Marginal Students Rural Students in Urban Settings in Africa: The Experience of Female Students in Secondary Schools by N'Dri Assie-Lumumba The Effects of War Trauma on Central American Immigrant Children by Magaly Lavadenz Street Children and Their Education: A Challenge for Urban Educators by Adrian Blunt Index