Being the change: An inner city school builds peace

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MARNIE W. CURRY (mwcurry{at}ucsc.edu) is project director and researcher at the Center for Educational Research in the Interest of Underserved Students, University of California-Santa Cruz. Abstract This article describes an urban high school’s response to gun violence, chronicling how the school’s mission, full-service community orientation, and commitment to authentic cariño (caring) allowed students to respond to grief and tragedy and develop an ongoing peace building movement that seeks to transform students’ lives and the communities surrounding them.

© 2013. « Previous | Next Article » Table of Contents This Article Phi Delta Kappan December 2013/January 2014 vol. 95 no. 4 23-27 » AbstractFree Full Text Full Text (PDF) Classifications WHEN THE UNTHINKABLE STRIKES Services Tell a colleague about this article Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Alert me when eletters are published Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in Web of Science Download to citation manager Responses Submit a response No responses published Citing Articles Load citing article information Citing articles via Web of Science Google Scholar Articles by Curry, M. W. PubMed Articles by Curry, M. W. Related Content Load related web page information Current Issue April 2014, 95 (7) Alert me to new issues of Phi Delta Kappan ADVERTISE CONTACT US/PERMISSIONS EMAIL ALERTS INSTITUTIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS PDK/GALLUP POLL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GUIDES RSS FEEDS WRITE FOR KAPPAN Copyright © 2014 by PDK International

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