Su, Celina,  1977- <br/><br/>
Streetwise for book smarts :  grassroots organizing and education reform in the Bronx / 
Celina Su. 
 - Ithaca :  Cornell University Press,  2009. 
 - ix, 246 p. :  maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-238) and index. 
<br/><br/>A kaleidoscope of people power -- Public education and organizing in the Bronx -- Organizing the organizations : the Alinskyite tool kit -- Friends forever : the Freirean tool kit -- Off the charts : tackling issues of race in SCOs -- What these tools can build : developing capacities for policy making -- Favorite hits : embedded preferences for confrontation or collaboration -- Commitment and commencement. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780801447259 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780801475580 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008049127 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA940387  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015117891  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>School improvement programs--New York (State)--New York--Case studies.<br/>Educational change--New York (State)--New York--Case studies.<br/>Community organization--New York (State)--New York--Case studies.<br/>Nonprofit organizations--New York (State)--New York--Case studies.<br/>Social movements--New York (State)--New York--Case studies.<br/>Community and school--New York (State)--New York.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Bronx (New York, N.Y.)--Social conditions.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Class of Fall 2012 Bosch Fellow in Public Policy Fellow 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB2822.83.N7  / S82 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>371.2/0709747275