A Consideration of Power. Education and the Political Disengagement of Urban Secondary Students

      Аннотация: The K-12 system of education is a complex organization that has historically denied students of low socio-economic status the opportunity for political engagement through the exercise of power. This statement is in response to a series of questions presented by members of my Academic Advisory Committee, respectively, as a Qualifying Exam for doctoral candidacy in Urban Education Studies. The addressed concern has developed from graduate studies in sociology and education in addition to experience as a teacher of students in grades 7 through post-secondary levels. The K-12 system of education is a complex organization that has historically denied students of low socio-economic status, which in turn has maintained an Achievement Opportunity Deficit that includes all forms of ‘learning’ in the classroom environment including political engagement through the exercise of power.

Ключевые слова: power, bureaucracy, adolescence, political engagement, urban regime theory