Taking measure of charter schools [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Julian R. Betts and Paul T. Hill

• Pubblicazione: Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (237 p.)
• Disciplina: 371
• Soggetto topico: Charter schools - United States - Evaluation; Schools - United States - Evaluation
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: BettsJulian R HillPaul T <1943-> (Paul Thomas)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Policy ; Ch06. 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 Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Taking measure of charter schools
• ISBN: 1-282-56181-2; 9786612561818; 1-60709-360-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457093603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: New Frontiers in Education