| Autore |
McCombs Jennifer Sloan <1970->
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| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2010
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (309 p.)
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| Disciplina |
371.2/8097471
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| Altri autori (Persone) |
KirbySheila Nataraj <1946->
MarianoLouis T
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| Collana |
RAND Corporation monograph series
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| Soggetto topico |
Promotion (School) - New York (State) - New York
Grade repetition - New York (State) - New York
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| ISBN |
0-8330-4940-2
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE - Introduction; The Current Study; Contribution of the Study; Terminology; Organization of This Monograph; CHAPTER TWO - What We Know About the Effects of Grade Retention and Implementation of Promotion Policies; Methods; Characteristics of Retained Students; Effects of Grade Retention on Students' Academic and Nonacademic Outcomes; Effect of Supportive Components of Promotion Policies on Student Achievement; Summary
CHAPTER THREE - Context and Conceptual Framework for Understanding New York City's Promotion Policy New York City's Reform Initiative; Conceptual Framework; Major Research Questions; Summary; CHAPTER FOUR - Data and Methods; Data; Methods; Study Limitations; Summary; CHAPTER FIVE - School-Provided Support for Students: Academic Intervention Services; CHAPTER SIX - Implementation of the Policy: Saturday and Summer Schools; CHAPTER SEVEN - Performance of 5th Graders in New York City and Overall Performance Trends in New York State
CHAPTER EIGHT - Measuring the Effect of Supportive Interventions on Proximal-Year Student Achievement CHAPTER NINE - Future Outcomes of Students at Risk of Retention; CHAPTER TEN - The Impact of New York City's Promotion Policy on Students' Socioemotional Status; CHAPTER ELEVEN - Conclusions and Policy Implications; APPENDIX A - Technical Appendix for Achievement Models; APPENDIX B - Supporting Data for Chapter Five; APPENDIX C - Supporting Data for Chapter Seven; APPENDIX D - Supporting Data for Chapter Ten; APPENDIX E - Data and Analyses for 3rd-Grade Cohorts; References
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220153003321 |
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Ending social promotion without leaving children behind : the case of New York City / / Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Louis T. Mariano, editors
