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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455911403321

Titolo

Summer learning [[electronic resource] ] : research, policies, and programs / / edited by Geoffrey D. Borman, Matthew Boulay

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004

ISBN

1-282-32097-1

9786612320972

1-4106-1036-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (310 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BormanGeoffrey D

BoulayMatthew

Disciplina

371.2/32

Soggetti

Summer schools - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Summer learning, schooling, and the achievement gap : setting the context -- pt. 2. Summer school and the standards movement -- pt. 3. The implementation and effects of nationally replicated summer school programs -- pt. 4. Combating summer learning loss head on : programs and practices.

Sommario/riassunto

This book brings together up-to-date, research-based evidence concerning summer learning and provides descriptions and analyses of a range of summer school programs. The chapters present theory and data that explain both the phenomenon of summer learning loss and the potential for effective summer programs to mitigate loss and increase student achievement.Summer Learning: Research, Policies, and Programs:*presents evidence describing variations in summer learning loss and how these learning differences affect equality of educational opportunity and outcomes in the United States