Creating the opportunity to learn : moving from research to practice to close the achievement gap /

Creating the opportunity to learn : moving from research to practice to close the achievement gap /

In Creating the Opportunity to Learn, Wade Boykin and Pedro Noguera help navigate the waters of evidence-based methodologies and chart a course toward closing (and eliminating) the academic achievement gap. The authors maintain that it is possible to close the gap by abandoning failed strategies, le...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boykin, A. Wade, 1947-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Alexandria, Va. : ASCD, c2011.
Subjects:
African American students > Education.
Hispanic American students > Education.
Educational equalization > United States.
Academic achievement > United States.
African Americans > Education.
Discrimination in education > United States.
Gap analysis (Planning)
United States > Race relations.
Table of Contents:
  • Understanding the achievement gap
  • What are the dimensions of the gap?
  • What's race got to do with it?
  • Analyzing the research
  • Engagement
  • Guiding functions
  • Asset-focused factors: interpersonal relationships
  • Asset-focused factors: intersubjectivity
  • Asset-focused factors: information-processing quality
  • Applying what we know
  • Why are some schools making more progress than others?
  • What can we do to close the gap?

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