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Solving the achievement gap : overcoming the structure of school inequality.
Author
Yeh, Stuart S.
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
[Place of publication not identified] : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Description
1 online resource
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Available Online
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Ebook Central Perpetual, DDA and Subscription Titles
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Education
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Educational accountability
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Educational attainment
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Educational change
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Educational indicators
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Summary note
"This book examines the cause of the student achievement gap, suggesting that the prevailing emphasis on socioeconomic factors, sociocultural influences, and teacher quality is misplaced. The cause of the achievement gap is not differences in parenting styles, or the economic advantages of middle-class parents, or differences in the quality of teachers. Instead, schools present learning tasks and award grades in ways that inadvertently undermine the self-efficacy, engagement, and effort of low-performing students, causing demoralization and exacerbating differences in achievement that are seen to exist as early as kindergarten. This process systematically maintains and widens initial gaps in achievement that might otherwise be expected to disappear over the K-12 years. Misdiagnosis of the nature of the achievement gap has led to misguided solutions. The author draws upon a range of research studies to support this view and to offer recommendations for improvement."--Publisher's description.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-227) and index.
ISBN
9781137587671 ((electronic bk.))
1137587679 ((electronic bk.))
OCLC
967262836
Doi
10.1057/978-1-137-58767-1
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Solving the Achievement Gap [electronic resource] : Overcoming the Structure of School Inequality / by Stuart S. Yeh.
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