Narrowing the Achievment Gap: Perspectives and Strategies for Challenging Times - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1612501230 ISBN 13 : 9781612501239

Editeur : Harvard Educational Publishing Group, 2012

Synopsis

This timely and thoughtful book provides multiple perspectives on closing achievement gaps.

Closing persistent gaps in educational outcomes between different groups of students has been a central goal of educational policy for the past forty years. The commitment to close existing achievement gaps poses an unprecedented challenge to policy makers, school leaders, and teachers alike, since the causes of those gaps are multiple and complex. For that reason, no single set of policy prescriptionsno matter how well crafted and managedis likely to be successful.

While there is no ready road map for policy makers, the press for solutions is acute. The chapters examine the conditionsboth in and out of schoolthat lead to achievement gaps. However, this book also explores measures for addressing these gapsmeasures that, individually and in concert, will prove crucial to any meaningful effort to alleviate these profound disparities.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Thomas B. Timar is a professor and the executive director of the Center for Applied Policy in Education at the University of California, Davis, School of Education.

Julie Maxell-Jolly is a senior researcher and the managing director of the Center for Applied Policy in Education at the University of California, Davis, School of Education.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harvard Educational Publishing Group
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1612501230
• ISBN 13: 9781612501239
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Éditeur: Timar Thomas B., Maxwell-Jolly Julie
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