Jaekyung Lee

Anatomy of Achievement Gaps

Why and How American Education Is Losing (But Can Still Win) the War on Underachievement

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Produktbeschreibung

Through the lens of interdisciplinary and systems perspectives, The Anatomy of Achievement Gaps offers an expert critical analysis of the underachievement problems plaguing the American education system today.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 160mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 703g
• ISBN-13: 9780190217648
• ISBN-10: 0190217642
• Artikelnr.: 47863044

Autorenporträt

Jaekyung Lee is Dean of the Graduate School of Education at the University at Buffalo. He has a Ph.D. in education from the University of Chicago. He is a fellow of American Educational Research Association, a fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, and he is the recipient of the 2007 AERA Early Career Award. His research focuses on educational policy evaluation and international comparative education.

Inhaltsangabe

* Preface
* Introduction
* Part I. Excellence
* 1. Growth Curve: Achievement Trajectories and College Pathways
* 2. Education Battle: Trends of Academic Achievement and Educational
Environment
* Part II. Equity
* 3. Bell Curve: Achievement and Environment Gaps Among Racial and
Ethnic Groups
* 4. Tug of War: Trends of Racial and Ethnic Gaps in Achievement and
Environment
* Part III. Accountability
* 5. Raising the Bar: Input-Driven Accountability Policies and
Achievement Outcomes
* 6. High-stakes Testing: Performance-Driven Accountability Policies
and Achievement Outcomes
* Part IV. Globality
* 7. Brain Race: International Achievement Gaps and Educational
Deficits
* 8. Balancing Act: International Policy Benchmarking and Education
Reforms
* 9. Conclusion
* Appendices A-L
* References
* Index