Alan R. (Hrsg.) Sadovnik

No Child Left Behind and the Reduction of the Achievement Gap

Sociological Perspectives on Federal Educational Policy

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This collection presents the first-ever sociological analysis of the No Child Left Behind Act. More importantly, these leading sociologists consider whether NLCB can or will accomplish its major goal: to eliminate the achievement gap by 2014. Based on theoretical and empirical research, the articles examine the history of federal educational policy and place NCLB in a larger sociological and historical context, and take up a number of policy areas affected by the law, including accountability and assessment, curriculum and instruction, teacher quality, parental involvement, school choice and urban education. The book concludes with a discussi… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: O'Day, Jennifer A. (Hrsg.) / Bohrnstedt, George W. (Hrsg.) / Borman, Kathryn M. (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-0-415-95530-0
EAN: 9780415955300
Produktnummer: 16448103
Verlag: Taylor and Francis
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Seitenangabe: 420 S.
Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm 940 g
Abbildungen: Farb., s/w. Abb.
Gewicht: 940

Über den Autor

Alan R. Sadovnik is Professor of Education, Sociology, and Public Affairs at Rutgers University. Jennifer A. O'Day is Managing Research Scientist and Policy Analyst in the Education Program at the American Institute for Research. George W. Bohrnstedt is Senior Vice President for Research at the American Institute for Research. Kathryn M. Borman is Professor of Anthropology at University of South Florida.