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1 online resource (xvii, 271 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
The achievement gap, research, practice, and policy
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Achievement gap, research, practice, and policy.
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| Note |
"Chapters in this book reflect the scholarly papers presented at the July 2006 Education Policy, Leadership Summer Insititute (EPLSI)"--Page ix. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Meeting the challenges of urban communities: funding school districts / C. Kent McGuire -- Taking over: which school leadership structures generate success in restructured districts? / Mark Hoff -- A research-based profession is needed to meet the challenge of urban schools / David M. Gates -- Professional identity formation: socialization and mentoring of pre-service teachers in urban communities / Roselynn U. Obi -- Caribbean students' adjustment to college: implications for higher education policy / D. Bruce Campbell, Jr. -- Addressing the needs of Hispanic students in K-16 settings / Jeannette Perez -- Meeting the academic needs of urban populations: homeless families and students / Kimberly D. Matthews -- Wordsworth Academy: adapting educational reform to the private alternative school setting / Roger Cadenhead -- Student achievement and school reform in an urban school district / Vivian Ikpa -- Education policy and student achievement in urban schools: assessing the P.A.T.H.S. program / Diane Bowen-Lipscomb -- Supplemental educational services in Pennsylvania: policy perspectives, effects, and challenges / Charlyene C. Pinckney -- Alternative certification: does it lend itself as a form of viable policy to be included as a factor in teacher preparation and certification? / Debra Johnson -- Deconstructing special and gifted education policy and practice: a paradigm of ethical leadership in residentially segregated schools and communities / York Williams -- Reforming urban schools: five years from despair to hope / Donald J. Anticoli -- Building capacity and raising awareness: implementing NCLB and its impact on world languages / Oscar Torres, Jr. -- Motivating students through meaningful report cards / Laurie Zaring -- Universal pre-kindergarten as a basis of urban educational reform / Greg Kratzer. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Education, Urban -- United States.
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Education, Urban. |
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United States. |
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School improvement programs -- United States.
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School improvement programs. |
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Academic achievement -- United States.
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Academic achievement. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
McGuire, C. Kent.
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Ikpa, Vivian W.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Policy, leadership, and student achievement. Charlotte, NC : Information Age Pub., ©2008 9781593119737 (DLC) 2008027248 |
| ISBN |
1607529335 (electronic book) |
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9781607529330 (electronic book) |
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