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Rethinking school effectiveness and improvement: a question of paradigms
TL;DR: In this paper, a more systematic critique of school effectiveness and school improvement as paradigms is presented, and the implications of their hegemony, their rootedness in a neoliberal policy environment, and their limitations as theories and methodologies of school evaluation and change.
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Inclusive Masculinities in a Working-Class Sixth Form in Northeast England
TL;DR: The authors examined the construction of masculinity among a group of working-class boys aged sixteen to nineteen in the northeast of England and found that only a small minority of these boys embodied the orthodox archetype of masculinity that has traditionally been associated with working class youth, while the great majority of participants adopted attitudes and behaviors that can be categorized as a set of inclusive masculinities: they espoused positive attitudes toward homosexuality, engaged in physical tactility and emotional intimacy, and used homosexually themed language without the intent to wound or marginalize other boys.
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Young people, drinking and social class. Mainstream and counterculture in the everyday practice of Danish adolescents
TL;DR: In this article, it is shown that in order to fully understand differences in the drinking and partying practices of young people, such practices must be related to the youngsters' general life and values, especially aspects such as rule-setting and school culture.
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No time to fool around with the wrong education: Socialisation frames, timing and high-stakes educational decision making in changing rural places
TL;DR: This paper used semi-structured interviews and ethnographic observation to understand the interplay of structure and agency linking postsecondary decision-making for rural youth and their families with the broader transformations at the structural level.
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Environmentalisms in Practice: From National Policy to Grassroots Activism in Cost Rica’s Osa Peninsula
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the characteristics of Costa Rican environmentalism, focusing on biodiversity conservation in the Osa Peninsula, and identify five factors shaping these various forms of environmentalism: conservation as sincere efforts and good intentions to sustain ecosystems and non-human life, socioeconomic concerns for making a living, the adoption of environmental movements as tools of capitalist expansion, imperialism, and reference to Costa Rican nationalism and senses of place.
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Communities of Practice and Social Learning Systems: the Career of a Concept
TL;DR: The concept of community of practice was not born in the systems theory tradition as discussed by the authors, but it has its roots in attempts to develop accounts of the social nature of human learning inspired by anthropology and social theory.
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Punished: Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys
TL;DR: In this article, the Flatlands of Oakland and the Youth Control Complex are discussed. But the focus is on the role of black youth in the criminal justice system and community institutions.
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Learning to Be Illegal: Undocumented Youth and Shifting Legal Contexts in the Transition to Adulthood
TL;DR: The authors examines the transition to adulthood among 1.5-generation undocumented Latino young adults and finds that for them, the transition from K to adulthood involves exiting the legally protected status of K to...
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New Conceptual Frameworks for Student Engagement Research, Policy, and Practice
Michael A. Lawson,Hal A. Lawson +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, student engagement research, policy, and practice must become more nuanced and less formulaic, and the ensuing review is structured accordingly, guided in part by social-ecological analysis and social-cultural theory.
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The Significance of Relationships: Academic Engagement and Achievement Among Newcomer Immigrant Youth
TL;DR: The Longitudinal Immigrant Student Adaptation Study (LISA) as discussed by the authors used a mixed-methods approach, combining longitudinal, interdisciplinary, qualitative, and quantitative approaches to document adaptation patterns of 407 recently arrived immigrant youth from Central America, China, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Mexico over the course of five years.