Cultural Collision and Collusion

Cultural Collision and Collusion addresses the complexity of problems that surround youth culture and school culture. By broadening the scholarly dialogue and examining and disseminating relevant research to practitioners, the book seeks to provide insight into youth culture and some manifestations of popular culture (e.g., hip-hop). In addition, the book examines some of the tensions that develop when the values of youth and adults collide in U.S. schools. Finally, the book mines the extant literature for insight and enlightenment in the best interest of academic inquiry and practical applicability.

Autorentext

Floyd D. Beachum is the Bennett Professor of Urban School Leadership at Lehigh University. He is also an associate professor and Program Director for Educational Leadership in the College of Education. His research interests include leadership in urban education, moral and ethical leadership, and social justice issues in K-12 schools. Carlos R. McCray is an associate professor at Fordham University in the Graduate School of Education at the Lincoln Center Campus in Manhattan, New York. He teaches courses dealing with educational leadership, urban education, and social justice to aspiring educational leaders.

Klappentext

Cultural Collision and Collusion addresses the complexity of problems that surround youth culture and school culture. By broadening the scholarly dialogue and examining and disseminating relevant research to practitioners, the book seeks to provide insight into youth culture and some manifestations of popular culture (e.g., hip-hop). In addition, the book examines some of the tensions that develop when the values of youth and adults collide in U.S. schools. Finally, the book mines the extant literature for insight and enlightenment in the best interest of academic inquiry and practical applicability.

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Cultural Collision and Collusion