Looking Beyond Socioeconomic Status: Using Quantitative Measures of Student Misconduct to Identify “At-Risk” Schools - Couverture souple

Jackl, Andrew

 
9783836441681: Looking Beyond Socioeconomic Status: Using Quantitative Measures of Student Misconduct to Identify “At-Risk” Schools
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3836441683 ISBN 13 : 9783836441681
Editeur : VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2009

Synopsis

The landscape of public education is changing. Major legislative initiatives, such as No Child Left Behind, have been drafted to improve the public schools through increased accountability. Concurrently, many district administrators are struggling to provide a world-class education while combating record deficits, budget shortfalls, and demands for fiscal responsibility. In essence, school administrators are now required to do more with less. Confronted with the task of allocating limited resources, it is more important than ever to be able to identify schools facing the greatest risk of widespread academic failure. These “at-risk” schools, the ones most in need of additional resources, have traditionally been identified through measures of students’ socioeconomic status (SES). This study uses regression analysis to study the relationship between SES and academic achievement in secondary schools, while investigating the possibility that statistical measures of student misconduct may produce variables of superior predictive value. This book is useful and informative for school administrators at all levels, as well as anyone interested in ways to improve the public school system.

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À propos de l?auteur

Andrew Jackl, Ph.D. in Educational Research and Policy Analysis,Master’s Degree in English Education, Master’s Degree in SchoolAdministration, North Carolina State University. Currentlyworking as an administrator for the Wake County Public SchoolSystem while serving as an Adjunct Professor at North CarolinaState University, Raleigh, NC.

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Éditeur
VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3836441683
ISBN 13 
9783836441681
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
132
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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