<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="6.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>6</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Orelus,Pierre W.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Academic achievers : whose definition? : an ethnographic study examining the literacy (under) development of English language learners in the era of high-stakes tests</style></title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Academic achievement--United States--Case studies</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">English language--Study and teaching--United States--Case studies</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2010</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2010</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/8659700</style></url></web-urls></urls><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sense Publishers</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rotterdam ; Boston</style></pub-location><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">211</style></pages><isbn><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9789460912368 (hardback : alk. paper)</style></isbn><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Contents: Introduction : an endless journey -- Beyond empty rhetoric : examining the determining factors leading to ELLs' academic (under) achievement -- Unveiling the flaw in the deficit theory : school, family, and student academic achievement -- Situating the context of study : the school, state and federal policies, poverty, and student learning -- The study itself : data method collection and analysis -- Urban teachers' teaching practices and ELLs' academic development in th era of high-stakes testing -- Achievers among (under) achievers -- Academic achievement : whose definition? Mapping the literacy growth of Maria, José and Juan in the era of standardized tests -- Conclusion : beyond institutional representation of student academic achievement.</style></abstract><call-num><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cubb LB1062.6 .O75 2010</style></call-num></record></records></xml>