School Reform E-Books

America's competitiveness through high school reform [electronic resource] : hearing before the Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, hearing held in Washington, DC, May 12, 2009

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Report

Authors:

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor

Source:

U.S. G.P.O., Volume Report number: Serial no. 111-20 (United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor), Washington, p.85 (2009)

URL:

http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS116824

Keywords:

Academic achievement--United States--Evaluation, Competition, Dropouts--United States--Prevention, Education--Standards--United States, Educational change--United States, International

Assessment reform in education: policy and practice

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Book

Authors:

Berry,Rita; Adamson,Bob

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Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, Springer, Volume 14, Dordrecht ;New York, p.215 (2011)

URL:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0729-0

Keywords:

Educational evaluation

Publication Language:

eng

Changing educational landscapes: educational policies, schooling systems and higher education

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Book

Authors:

Mattheou,Dimitris; SpringerLink

Source:

Springer, Dordrecht, p.328 (2010)

URL:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8534-4

Keywords:

Aims and objectives, Comparative education, Education, Education and state, Educational change, Instructional systems, Multicultural education

Publication Language:

eng

Decentralized decision-making in schools : the theory and evidence on school-based management

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Book

Authors:

Barrera Osorio,Felipe

Source:

Directions in development. Human development, The World Bank, Washington, DC, p.124 (2009)

International handbook of school effectiveness and improvement

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Book

Authors:

Tony Townsend

Source:

Springer international handbooks of education, Springer, Volume 17, Dordrecht ;London (2007)

URL:

http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=book&isbn=978-1-4020-4805-0

Keywords:

Case studies, Educational evaluation, Evaluation, Research, School improvement programs, ^A1058683, ^A1080139

Publication Language:

eng

International handbook of urban education

kkerns — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:37:21 +0000

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Book

Authors:

Pink,William T.; Noblit,George W.

Source:

Springer international handbooks of education ; v. 19, Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands (2007)

Call Number:

Cubb Ref. LC5115 .I57 2007

URL:

http://www.springerlink.com/content/j5438m

Keywords:

Education, School improvement programs, Urban--Evaluation

Methods of grouping learners at school

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Book

Authors:

Dupriez,Vincent; Unesco; International Institute for Educational Planning

Source:

Fundamentals of educational planning ; 93, UNESCO, International Institute for Educational Planning, Paris, p.98 (2010)

Call Number:

Cubb 370.1 .I61F NO.93

URL:

http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001876/187616e.pdf

Keywords:

Ability grouping in education, Cooperative, Education, Educational innovations

Abstract:

Summary: "How should classrooms be formed in a school? What criteria should be used for dividing students up between schools and classes? When is tracking/streaming and ability grouping appropriate in a school system? This book addresses each of these questions without proposing a definitive reply. The author reviews the research of the past decade in order to evaluate the impact of class composition on students' learning. The question of equality of opportunity is also addressed. Although it is one of the fundamental principles of every educational project in the democratic countries, what are the real learning opportunities offered to students? Among the factors that make these opportunities differ between schools, or even between classes, researchers have long studied the question of the influence that each pupil or student has on his or her classmates -- the so-called 'peer effect'. But this book presents a more complex analysis of the problem. Going beyond peer effect within classes, it considers the subtle and sometimes unintentional process of adapting the teaching level according to the level of the school, which can lead to inequalities. Beyond a review of the research carried out on these issues, the author tackles related issues of administration and education policy."--P. [4] of cover.