Improbable scholars : the rebirth of a great American school system and a strategy for America's schools / David L. Kirp
資料タイプ | 図書 |
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出版情報 | N.Y. : Oxford University Press , c2013 |
本文言語 | 英語 |
大きさ | viii, 262 p. ; 25 cm |
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hardback | 教育図:19階書庫1 | 372.53||381 | 131100901 |
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一般注記 | Includes index Includes bibliographical references(p. 225-248) and index Summary: "No school district can be all charismatic leaders and super-teachers. It can't start from scratch, and it can't fire all its teachers and principals when students do poorly. Great charter schools can only serve a tiny minority of students. Whether we like it or not, most of our youngsters will continue to be educated in mainstream public schools. The good news, as David L. Kirp reveals in Improbable Scholars, is that there's a sensible way to rebuild public education and close the achievement gap for all students. Indeed, this is precisely what's happening in a most unlikely place: Union City, New Jersey, a poor, crowded Latino community just across the Hudson from Manhattan. The school district--once one of the worst in the state--has ignored trendy reforms in favor of proven game-changers like quality early education, a word-soaked curriculum, and hands-on help for teachers. When beneficial new strategies have emerged, like using sophisticated data-crunching to generate pinpoint assessments to he Summary: "In Improbable Scholars, David L. Kirp challenges the conventional wisdom about public schools and education reform in America through an in-depth look at Union City, New Jersey's high-performing urban school district. In this compelling study, Kirp reveals Union's city's revolutionary secret: running an exemplary school system doesn't demand heroics, just hard and steady work"-- Provided by publisher |
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著者標目 | *Kirp, David L. |
件 名 | LCSH:School improvement programs -- New Jersey -- Union City -- Case studies
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LCSH:Hispanic American children -- Education -- New Jersey -- Union City -- Case studies 全ての件名で検索 LCSH:Educational equalization -- New Jersey -- Union City -- Case studies 全ての件名で検索 FREE:SOCIAL SCIENCE / General bisacsh FREE:EDUCATION / General bisacsh FREE:POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General bisacsh |
分 類 | LCC:LB2822.83.N5 DC23:371.2/070974926 |
書誌ID | BB16221296 |
ISBN | 9780199987498 |
NCID | BB12834958 |