03379nam 2200697Ia 450 991082143130332120240513052721.01-282-56181-297866125618181-60709-360-X(CKB)2550000000019035(EBL)616362(OCoLC)700699532(SSID)ssj0000429310(PQKBManifestationID)12139379(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000429310(PQKBWorkID)10430164(PQKB)10048863(SSID)ssj0000443043(PQKBManifestationID)12174711(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000443043(PQKBWorkID)10448219(PQKB)10675297(MiAaPQ)EBC616362(Au-PeEL)EBL616362(CaPaEBR)ebr10386578(CaONFJC)MIL256181(EXLCZ)99255000000001903520091210d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTaking measure of charter schools /edited by Julian R. Betts and Paul T. Hill1st ed.Lanham Rowman & Littlefield Educationc20101 online resource (237 p.)New Frontiers in EducationDescription based upon print version of record.1-60709-358-8 1-60709-359-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Ch01. Through a Glass Darkly: AnIntroduction to Issues in Measuringthe Quality of Charter Schools; Part I. IMPROVING RESEARCHON CHARTER SCHOOLS; Ch02. Madness in the Method? A CriticalAnalysis of Popular Methods ofEstimating the Effect of CharterSchools on Student Achievement; Ch03. Expanding What CountsWhen Evaluating CharterSchool Effectiveness; Ch04. The Effect of AttendingCharter Schools on Achievement,Educational Attainment, andBehavioral Outcomes: A Review; Ch05. The Selection of Students intoCharter Schools: A CriticalIssue for Research and PolicyCh06. Admission Lotteriesin Charter SchoolsCh07. Charter School Maturationas a Factor in PerformanceAssessment and Accountability; Ch08. What Do We Know aboutTeachers in Charter Schools?; Part II. HOW POLICY MAKERS CANMAKE BETTER USE OF EVIDENCE; Ch09. The State of StateCharter School Research; Ch10. Would Better ResearchLead to Better Schools?; Ch11. Conclusions about CharterSchool Policy and Research; Index; About the ContributorsThis book breaks new ground on how policymakers and journalists can fairly assess charter school performance. The editors and authors show how good approaches to charter school assessment would also work for regular public schools, which is important because of the requirements of No Child Left Behind.New Frontiers in EducationCharter schoolsUnited StatesEvaluationSchoolsUnited StatesEvaluationCharter schoolsEvaluation.SchoolsEvaluation.371Betts Julian R1620150Hill Paul T(Paul Thomas),1943-111043MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821431303321Taking measure of charter schools3952778UNINA