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Author : Paul Henry Hanus
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Opportunity and Accomplishment in Secondary Education written by Paul Henry Hanus and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : A. Wade Boykin
Publisher : ASCD
ISBN 13 : 1416613064
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (166 download)
Download or read book Creating the Opportunity to Learn written by A. Wade Boykin and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2011 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore why some schools are making more progress than others, so you can focus on what works and build the capacity of high-performance, high-poverty schools.
Author : Prudence L. Carter
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199983003
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)
Download or read book Closing the Opportunity Gap written by Prudence L. Carter and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-26 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the achievement gap has dominated policy discussions over the past two decades, relatively little attention has been paid to a gap even more at odds with American ideals: the opportunity gap. Opportunity and achievement, while inextricably connected, are very different goals. Every American will not go to college, but every American should be given a fair chance to be prepared for college. In communities across the U.S., children lack the crucial resources and opportunities, inside and outside of schools that they need if they are to reach their potential. Closing the Opportunity Gap offers accessible, research-based essays written by top experts who highlight the discrepancies that exist in our public schools, focusing on how policy decisions and life circumstances conspire to create the "opportunity gap" that leads inexorably to stark achievement gaps. They also describe sensible policies grounded in evidence that can restore and enhance opportunities. Moving beyond conventional academic discourse, Closing the Opportunity Gap will spark vital new conversations about what schools, parents, educators, and policymakers can and should do to give all children a fair chance to thrive.
Author : Younger, Mike
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0335216080
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (352 download)
Download or read book Raising Boys' Achievement In Secondary Schools written by Younger, Mike and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2005-11-01 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Boys’ achievement has attracted great attention in recent years in many countries. This comprehensive book based on sound research in schools provides practical insights into how the achievement of boysand girls can be raised. It reminds us that it is not all boys or no girlswho underachieve. It demonstrates the respective roles of teaching andlearning, school culture and social factors. No easy answers butexcellent ideas backed by evidence from authoritative, thoroughresearchers with a firm basis in schools." Judy Sebba, Professor of Education, University of Sussex "Teachers will find this book invaluable. It is based on quality researchwhich actually evaluates the impact of the various strategies suggestedfor raising boys' achievement. What is more, in contrast to many of themore 'quick-fix' works in this field, the authors’ discussion and analysisis measured and nuanced, and supported by an in-depth understandingof the wealth of theory and research around gender and achievement.It provides a welcome and weighty contribution to an evercontroversial debate." Becky Francis, London Metropolitan University In this important book, the authors evaluate different approaches and advocate practical, evidence-based strategies, which have the potential to promote boys’ as well as girls’ achievements. The approaches are discussed within the context of inclusivity, acknowledging the diverse needs and interests of different boys and the invisibility and continuing disadvantage of some girls. The book begins and ends with reflections from students of their own school experiences, and makes practical recommendations for the future. This book draws upon empirical research and work initiated as part of the DfES project on Raising Boys’ Achievement. It brings together theoretical and practical issues, and reflects upon the construction of the debate about boys’ apparent under-achievement from the perspectives of girls as well as boys. The authors critically explore notions of under-achievement and ‘value added’, and consider how useful the concept of the ‘gender gap’ is in advancing the debates. Raising Boys’ Achievement in Secondary Schoolsis key reading for undergraduate and postgraduate Education students, PGCE students, headteachers, senior managers within schools and local education authorities, and policy makers.
Author : Theodore S. Ransaw
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000209997
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Teaching to Close the Achievement Gap for Students of Color written by Theodore S. Ransaw and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-08 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume highlights approaches to closing the achievement gap for students of color across K-12 and post-secondary schooling. It uniquely examines factors outside the classroom to consider how these influence student identity and academic performance. Teaching to Close the Achievement Gap for Students of Color offers wide-ranging chapters that explore non-curricular issues including trauma, family background, restorative justice, refugee experiences, and sport as determinants of student and teacher experiences in the classroom. Through rigorous empirical and theoretical engagement, chapters identify culturally responsive strategies for supporting students as they navigate formal and informal educational opportunities and overcome intersectional barriers to success. In particular, chapters highlight how these approaches can be nurtured through teacher education, effective educational leadership, and engagement across the wider community. This insightful collection will be of interest to researchers, scholars, and post-graduate students in the fields of teacher education, sociology of education, and educational leadership.
Author : Linda Murray
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118077342
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Diploma Matters written by Linda Murray and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-06-20 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIPLOMA MATTERS In our current education system too many high school students wind up with too few choices. Students are locked into what is decided for them by a broken system. Too often, they are handed a diploma that holds an empty promise. This practical field book is filled with effective tools from The Education Trust–West. Diploma Matters helps school leaders and teachers examine the current high school experience and develop a detailed action plan that will transform curriculum and ensure that all students are ready for college and the workplace. “This is a book for practitioners who have seen it all. Linda Murray captures in a straight-forward way the nuts and bolts of how to do the work of reform. Linda, who was an extraordinary superintendent, proves to be a captivating storyteller.” —PETER J. NEGRONI, senior vice president, College Board “This is a story worth reading, including the specific implications for schools and districts nationwide.” —MICHAEL W. KIRST, emeritus professor of Education and Business Administration, Stanford University; president, California State Board of Education; author, Political Dynamics Of American Education “This book is a definitive ‘how to’ for effective, meaningful, and lasting school reform.” —KATHY BURKHARD, former president, San Jose Teachers’ Association
Author : Edmund W. Gordon
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742542617
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (426 download)
Download or read book Supplementary Education written by Edmund W. Gordon and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2005 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Supplementary Education, the editors argue that while access to schools that enable and expect academic achievement is a necessary ingredient for the education of students, schools alone may not be sufficient to ensure universally high levels of academic development. Supplemental educational experiences may also be needed. The idea of supplementary education is based on the assumption that high academic achievement is closely associated with exposure to family and community-based activities and learning experiences that occur both in and out of school in support of academic learning. For low income and some ethnic minority student groups, opportunities to participate in such activities are generally under-resourced and underutilized in comparison to the access to and participation in such activities by many European- and Asian- Americans from mid to high socio-economic backgrounds. This book makes the case for supplementary education. Specifically, it focuses on the need for universal access to high levels of academic achievement, and the challenge of reducing the 'achievement gap' that exists between Asian American and European American students and their African American, Latina/o, and Native American counterparts. Having posed the problem, the editors define the construct and provide in-depth descriptions of some of the more colloquial expressions of supplementation in after school care, youth development, and other forms of supplemental education. The editors close with a discussion of the emerging institutionalization and need for more thoughtful and rigorous research of the supplementary education movement.
Author : Belinda Williams
Publisher : ASCD
ISBN 13 : 0871202735
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (712 download)
Download or read book Closing the Achievement Gap written by Belinda Williams and published by ASCD. This book was released on 1996 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chapters in this book, based on the efforts of the Urban Education National Network Task Force, define the nature of obstacles to the academic performance of urban students and identify, validate, and disseminate a knowledge base of theory and practice to inform decision making about urban schools. The chapters are: (1) "The Nature of the Achievement Gap: The Call for a Vision To Guide Change" (Belinda Williams); (2) "Bridging the Achievement Gap in Urban Schools: Reducing Educational Segregation and Advancing Resilience-Promoting Strategies" (Margaret C. Wang and John A. Kovach); (3) "Cultural Values in Learning and Education" (Patricia Marks Greenfield, Catherine Raeff, and Blanca Quiroz); (4) "Educating Teachers To Close the Achievement Gap: Issues of Pedagogy, Knowledge, and Teacher Preparation" (Kenneth M. Zeichner); (5) "Closing the Achievement Gap: Opportunity To Learn, Standards, and Assessment" (Floraline Ingram Stevens); (6) "Fostering Resiliency in Urban Schools" (Bonnie Benard); (7) "Teacher Engagement and Real Reform in Urban Schools" (Karen Seashore Louis and BetsAnn Smith); and (8) "A Social Vision for Urban Education: Focused, Comprehensive, and Integrated Change" (Belinda Williams). An appendix lists the Regional Educational Laboratories. Most chapters contain references. (Contains one figure.) (SLD)
Author : Louis Volante
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811398631
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (113 download)
Download or read book Socioeconomic Inequality and Student Outcomes written by Louis Volante and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-08-31 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines socioeconomic inequality and student outcomes across various Western industrialized nations and the varying success they have had in addressing achievement gaps in lower socioeconomic status student populations. It presents the national profiles of countries with notable achievement gaps within the respective school-aged student populations, explains the trajectory of achievement results in relation to both national and international large-scale assessment measures, and discusses how relevant education policies have evolved within their national contexts. Most importantly, the national profiles investigate the effectiveness of policy responses that have been adopted to close the achievement gap in lower socioeconomic status student populations. This book provides a cross-national analysis of policy approaches designed to address socioeconomic inequality.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Raising the Bar written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ryan McElyea
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (992 download)
Download or read book The Impact of Opportunity, Propensity, and Distal Factors on Secondary Education Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Program and Academic Outcomes written by Ryan McElyea and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2012 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) placed the U.S. in the bottom fourth of mathematics achievement, and less than 9% of U.S. 15-year olds were top performers in the same subject. Research into addressing this issue has involved Inquiry Based (IB) programs, such as Project Lead the Way (PLTW). The studies have focused on general Science, Mathematics, Pre-Engineering, state-wide scores, or national assessment scores. Important variables such as individual transcript data, End of Course (EoC) assessment scores, mathematics and/or science Grade Point Average (GPA), or participation in the Biomedicine program of PLTW have not been researched in the context of PLTW programs. Additionally, there is a lack of research using more sophisticated statistical analyses to examine the above relationships. Therefore, the goal of the current study is to determine the relationship between the opportunity factors (i.e., mathematics and science coursework and PLTW coursework), distal factors (i.e., demographics and prior achievement) and propensity factors (i.e., GPA, mathematics and science grades and PLTW grade) with immediate academic year achievement (i.e., EoC scores) with different statistical modeling techniques. Secondly, repeated measures analyses were also used to examine the relationship between the aforementioned variables and academic achievement over time. The Freshmen Model (N = 259) and the Junior Model (N = 73) were developed using Path Analysis. The Sophomore Model (N = 135) and the Senior Model (N = 51) were developed using Hierarchical Multiple Regression. The impact on STEM PLTW grades over time and academic achievement over time (EoC scores) was analyzed by using Repeated Measures Split-Plot ANOVAs and One-Way Repeated Measures ANCOVAs. This exploratory investigation focused on the following main goals: (1) Investigating if a combination of distal, opportunity, and propensity variables can be used to predict current high school year academic achievement, and (2) Determining if a combination of distal, opportunity, and propensity factors can be used to predict high school academic achievement over time (i.e., across the four years of high school from Freshmen to Senior Year). In summary, a few themes emerged from the results of the study. As shown in the Freshmen Model, Gender plays a positive role on the EoC, but a substantial negative role in the Sophomore Model. By the Junior and Senior Models, it plays no role in academic outcome. As shown in examining PLTWG and EoC over time, there is a significant interaction with Gender. These results suggest that PLTW may have a positive effect on females, as EoC and PLTWG improve over time, which may be tied to an increased interest in the STEM fields. Secondly, as mentioned in earlier research, the performance gap between males and females is largely erased, as shown in EoC and PLTWG over time, and the lack of Gender in the Junior Model or Senior Model. By increasing female performance over time and showing that gender plays a non-significant role in predicting academic performance, it would appear that PLTW is moving towards the goal of positively impacting females in STEM (PLTW, 2012). Another trend in the analysis was the relationship between Propensity factors and predicting end of year performance. Math Grade (MG), GPA, and PLTWG were prevalent in three of the four models. By the definition, Propensity factors are impacted by efficacy, effort, and student ability, therefore it may be that this why student achievement is greatly affected by Propensity factors. Also, these variables occurred closely in time to the academic outcomes, which may explain the numerous occurrences in the static models and also the magnitude of the variable coefficients.
Author : James S. Coleman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 754 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Equality of Educational Opportunity written by James S. Coleman and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Erin McNamara Horvat
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742542730
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (427 download)
Download or read book Beyond Acting White written by Erin McNamara Horvat and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2006 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond Acting White broadens the extant conversation on the Black-White achievement gap that has been dominated by the notion that Blacks underperform in school because they fear (being accused of) 'acting white.' The authors elucidate the limitations of this explanation by presenting new research that theorizes race as a social phenomenon, unmasks the heterogeneity of the Black experience, and contends with the specifics of social context in the culture and organization of schools and communities.
Author : William Jeynes
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113691286X
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (369 download)
Download or read book Parental Involvement and Academic Success written by William Jeynes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-09-13 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing an objective assessment of the influence of parental involvement and what aspects of parental participation can best maximize the educational outcomes of students, this volume is structured to guide readers to a thorough understanding of the history, practice, theories, and impact of parental involvement. Cutting-edge research and meta-analyses offer vital insight into how different types of students benefit from parental engagement and what types of parental involvement help the most. Unique among works on the topic, Parental Involvement and Academic Success: uses meta-analysis to enable readers to understand what the overall body of research on a given topic indicates examines research results in terms of their practical implications focuses significantly on the influence of parental involvement on minority students’ academic success Important reading for anyone involved in home-school relations/parental involvement in education, this book is highly relevant for courses devoted to or which include treatment of the topic.
Author : Sheryl J. Denbo
Publisher : Charles C Thomas Publisher
ISBN 13 : 0398083657
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (98 download)
Download or read book IMPROVING SCHOOLS FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS written by Sheryl J. Denbo and published by Charles C Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improving Schools for African American Students is designed to provide educational leaders with a better understanding of how to recognize the diversity of strengths that Black students bring with them to school and how to use these strengths to improve achievement. The articles contained in this book discuss generic education issues such as policy reform, the importance of high quality teaching, and the improvement of schools from the perspective of the academic achievement of African American students. Part I explores institutional racism in the context of America's public schools and provides suggestions for educational leaders to eliminate harmful policies and practices within educational institutions and settings. Part II discusses the kinds of institutional and instructional changes that are needed to support successful schooling of African American children and youth. Part III focuses on the challenges presented to African American students by the current high stakes testing environment that surrounds standards, assessment, and accountability. A review of the literature on schools that have succeeded in improving achievement for African American students at the elementary, middle, and high school levels with districts moving towards narrowing the achievement gap is included. This text examines a wide variety of policies, programs, practices, and research that will provide valuable insight. The emphasis throughout the book is on the ability of educators to successfully restructure their schools, offer high quality teaching and learning standards for African American students and to make the kinds of changes that will result in high achievement for all students.
Download or read book Inglis Lectures in Secondary Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : M. Christopher Brown
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1607529742
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (75 download)
Download or read book The Broken Cisterns of African American Education written by M. Christopher Brown and published by IAP. This book was released on 2008-12-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The failure of American education to achieve racial diversity has resulted from the inability of educational researchers, policy makers and judicial officials to disentangle the complex definitions that have emerged in a post-segregated society. More specifically, the capricious aim of post-segregated educational settings leads to the confusing and often conflicting interchangeable usage of terms desegregated, integrated and diversity. This ambituity is further confounded by the imprecise definitions of equity, equality and opportunity. The proposed book will examine the role of language post-Brown v. Board of Education and the effects of that language on educational policy and practice. He also examines how the fundamental implications of language within post-Brown court cases, in pre- through post-secondary education, demonstrate the unspecified outcomes for desegregation and integration while concomitantly demand an educational continuum of equitable distribution. The arguments will further interrogate how education policy and practices implicitly contain a scholarly roadmap to forge equal opportunity and access, fifty years after Brown.
