Robert F. Kronick

Conclusion to Higher Education's Role in Public School Reform and Community Engagement

Throughout the issue, authors emphasized the need for sustainable partnerships between universities, schools, and communities in their quest for authenticity (Austin, as cited in Furco, 2013/this issue). However ambiguous the term “authenticity” is, this term is important as a way to understand the intentions of collaborative partnerships between schools and universities. Furco’s overview of authenticity offers a helpful lens through which to understand the centrality of this concept, whereas Lawson’s piece emphasizes the importance of authenticity in creating new institutional designs that have a chance of improving schools. Because many partnerships depend on developing relationships between schools, universities, and communities, the concepts of sustainability and authenticity are linked. Insights about authenticity and sustainability are not necessarily new to the educational partnership field (e.g., Fullan, 2005; Ladwig, 1998; Million & Vare, 1997). Notably, authors in this issue have sustained partnerships over long periods, perhaps signaling that some yet undiscovered factor impacts the sustainability of their work. All authors have invested considerable amounts of time and effort into the development of partnerships. For instance, Boston College’s Boston Connects began more than a decade ago. The University of

Prisoner Citizen: Carl Upchurch, Labeling Theory, and Symbolic Interactionism

ABSTRACT The life of Carl Upchurch offers a personal example of labeling theory and symbolic interactionism in action. According to labeling theory, behaviors are explained by the reactions received from audiences. Three of the audiences that respond to the behavior of an individual are society at large, agents of social control, and significant others. Upchurch demonstrated how deviant behavior became normal and how being labeled deviant made normal behavior difficult. Symbolic interactionism stresses the importance of learning and social interaction and sees people as being proactive rather than reactive, active and not passive. Through his love of books, Upchurch took charge of his life and moved from being a prisoner citizen to an educator.

Predicting the Weather and Building the Boats: Full Service Schools as One Avenue to School Success for All of America's Children.

Abstract This article describes the evolution of full service schools. Full service schools stress prevention, collaboration and systems change. Prevention is geared toward corrections, mental health and welfare, all topics of keen interest to people working in and studying criminal justice. By providing mental health services at the school for both children and families, interventions for families may be done and prevention for children accomplished. This is especially important because so many parents of the children we work with in these schools are incarcerated either in prisons or psychiatric hospitals. With early intervention, the hope is to keep the children from continuing this heinous process of hospitalization or prisonization. At the same time that this occurs, we should be able to keep many of their families off welfare since their parents are not incarcerated and are bringing in a paycheck.