Middle schools and poorer neighbourhoods: between Effectiveness and the Law, Ethics and Culture model

This article presents a series of reflections based on a study of two schools of secondary level in the city of Buenos Aires. The purpose is to identify reasons why some schools in poorer areas obtain higher levels of success for their pupils. The conceptual basis is one of cultural analysis, permit...

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Published in:Improving schools 2006-11, Vol.9 (3), p.225-238
Main Author: Acosta, Felicitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Argentina
Educational Change
Ethics
Foreign Countries
Latin America
Middle Schools
School Effectiveness
Secondary Schools
Students
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Summary:This article presents a series of reflections based on a study of two schools of secondary level in the city of Buenos Aires. The purpose is to identify reasons why some schools in poorer areas obtain higher levels of success for their pupils. The conceptual basis is one of cultural analysis, permitting a contextual and situational perspective which is complementary to the school effectiveness literature. The particular focus is on practices and instruments which directly help pupils to succeed. Our research sought to look at schools from the point of view of pupils, teachers and managers, and to examine the school’s relationship to knowledge and culture as a key to its success.
ISSN:1365-4802
1475-7583
DOI:10.1177/1365480206071225