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

• Pubblicazione: Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (310 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.2/32
• Soggetto topico: Summer schools - United States
• Altri autori: BormanGeoffrey D BoulayMatthew
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Summer learning
• ISBN: 1-282-32097-1; 9786612320972; 1-4106-1036-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824265203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II