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Schooling as Uncertainty

An Ethnographic Memoir in Comparative Education

By: Frances Vavrus

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Schooling as Uncertainty

An Ethnographic Memoir in Comparative Education

By: Frances Vavrus

In today's uncertain world, few beliefs remain as firmly entrenched as the optimistic view that more schooling will lead to a better life. Though this may be true in the aggregate, how do we explain the circumstances when schooling fails to produce certainty or even does us harm? Schooling as Uncertainty addresses this question by combining ethnography and memoir as it guides readers on a 30-year journey through fieldwork and familyhood in Tanzania and academic life in the USA. Using reflexive, longitudinal ethnographic research, the book examines how African youth, particularly young women, employ schooling in an attempt to counter the uncertainties of marriage, child rearing, employment, and HIV/AIDS. Adopting a narrative approach, Vavrus tells the story of how her life became entangled with a community on Mount Kilimanjaro and how she and they sought greater security through schooling and, to varying degrees, succeeded.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350164518

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9781350164512

Rethinking Case Study Research

A Comparative Approach

By: Lesley Bartlett,Frances Vavrus

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Rethinking Case Study Research

A Comparative Approach

By: Lesley Bartlett,Frances Vavrus

Comparative case studies are an effective qualitative tool for researching the impact of policy and practice in various fields of social research, including education. Developed in response to the inadequacy of traditional case study approaches, comparative case studies are highly effective because of their ability to synthesize information across time and space. In Rethinking Case Study Research: A Comparative Approach, the authors describe, explain, and illustrate the horizontal, vertical, and transversal axes of comparative case studies in order to help readers develop their own comparative case study research designs. In six concise chapters, two experts employ geographically distinct case studies—from Tanzania to Guatemala to the U.S.—to show how this innovative approach applies to the operation of policy and practice across multiple social fields. With examples and activities from anthropology, development studies, and policy studies, this volume is written for researchers, especially graduate students, in the fields of education and the interpretive social sciences.

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Routledge

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1317380509

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9781317380504

Schooling as Uncertainty

An Ethnographic Memoir in Comparative Education

By: Frances Vavrus

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An Ethnographic Memoir in Comparative Education

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Achieving Equity for Latino Students

Expanding the Pathway to Higher Education Through Public Policy

By: Frances E. Contreras

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Achieving Equity for Latino Students

Expanding the Pathway to Higher Education Through Public Policy

By: Frances E. Contreras

Despite their numbers, Latinos continue to lack full and equal participation in all facets of American life, including education. This book provides a critical discussion of the role that select K–12 educational policies have and continue to play in failing Latino students. The author draws upon institutional, national, and statewide data sets, as well as interviews among students, teachers, and college administrators, to explore the role that public policies play in educating Latino students. The book concludes with specific recommendations that aim to raise achievement, college transition rates, and success among Latino students across the preschool through college continuum. Frances Contrerasis an Associate Professor of Higher Education in the area of Leadership and Policy Studies in the College of Education, University of Washington in Seattle “Prof. Frances Contreras is one of the nation’s leading authorities on Latino educational problems and on policies that will effectively address these. This book presents a unique and incisive analysis of the Latino educational achievement gap and its connections to concomitant gap in educational opportunities for Latinos. This very readable book combines rigorous scholarship with clearly stated policy recommendations. It should be read by all who are interested in understanding and addressing one of the most serious problems of our times.” —Jorge Chapa,University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign “Rich in data and social context, Contreras presents a compelling and comprehensive picture for the collective need to invest fully in the education of our Latino youth. As important, she delineates a bold public policy pathway for Latino student success that encompasses K–12 and higher education.” —James M. Montoya,Vice President, Higher Education, The College Board “This book offers valuable insights and productive recommendations for addressing a critically important topic: how to improve educational equity for Latinos, one of our nation’s fastest-growing but most-underserved populations.” —Laura Perna, Professor, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania

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Teachers College Press

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080777152X

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9780807771525

Rethinking Case Study Research

A Comparative Approach

By: Lesley Bartlett,Frances Vavrus

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A Comparative Approach

By: Lesley Bartlett,Frances Vavrus

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Taylor & Francis

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1317380517

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Schooling as Uncertainty

Schooling as Uncertainty

Rethinking Case Study Research

Rethinking Case Study Research

Schooling as Uncertainty

Schooling as Uncertainty

Achieving Equity for Latino Students

Achieving Equity for Latino Students

Rethinking Case Study Research

Rethinking Case Study Research

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