What Values Do Gangs Exhibit Within the Context of the School
Birts, Warner B.
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Description
Title
What Values Do Gangs Exhibit Within the Context of the School
Author(s)
Birts, Warner B.
Issue Date
2001
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Rodgers, Frederick A.
Department of Study
Education
Discipline
Education
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Black Studies
Language
eng
Abstract
Many students saw gangs existing as a consequence of the economics and social oppressions in the inner-city communities. Students recognized the power of gangs, noting that gang leadership would be more influential in improving the neighborhood than would civic officials and politicians. Students also indicated an ongoing need to communicate with teachers and school administrators. They saw the school as their best hope for achieving success. Student's acceptance of gangs is reality based: to do otherwise would jeopardize their own safety.
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