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Qualitative Research In Education
Taylor and Francis 1988; US$ 58.95Published in the year 1988, Qualitative Research In Education is a valuable contribution to the field of Education. more...
New Accountability
RoutledgeFalmer 2003; US$ 47.95When it comes to the issue of US education reform, hopeful politicians, liberal and conservative alike, have long touted the promises of 'standards-based accountability'. But do accountability-based reforms actually work? What happens when they encounter the formidable challenge of the comprehensive high school? The New Accountability explores the... more...
Making Sense of Test-Based Accountability in Education
RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95Test-based accountability systems that attach high stakes to standardized test results have raised a number of issues on educational assessment and accountability. Do these high-stakes tests measure student achievement accurately? How can policymakers and educators attach the right consequences to the results of these tests? And what kinds of tradeoffs... more...
Self-Evaluation
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 40.95Self-evaluation in schools sits at the top of the national agenda in response to an awareness that performance tables and inspector's reports can only tell a partial story. Schools are now encouraged to raise questions about 'How are we doing?' and 'How do we know?'. Self-Evaluation: What's in it for Schools? demystifies school self-evaluation... more...
High-Stakes Testing
Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 56.95The federal government's No Child Left Behind Act has thrust high-stakes testing - its goals, methods, and consequences - into the educational limelight. The four-fold purpose of this book is to: describe the nature of high-stakes testing; identify types of collateral damage that have attended the testing programs; analyze methods different groups... more...
Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools in California and the Impact of SB 740
RAND Corporation 2005; US$ 9.95Charter schools are publicly funded schools that have the flexibility to operate outside normal district control. This document reports on an evaluation of the legislatively mandated process of evaluating California?s nonclassroom-based charter schools, in which instruction generally takes the form of independent study, home study, or some combination... more...
Designing Performance Assessment Systems for Urban Teacher Preparation
Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 39.95Designing Performance Assessment Systems for Urban Teacher Preparation presents an argument for, and invites, critical examination of teacher preparation and assessment practices--in light of both the complexity and demands of urban settings and the theories of learning and learning to teach that guide teacher education practices. This dynamic approach... more...
Teachers Investigate Their Work
Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 47.95Teachers Investigate Their Work introduces the methods and concepts of action research through examples drawn from studies carried out by teachers. The book is arranged as a handbook with numerous sub-headings for easy reference and fourty-one practical methods and strategies to put into action, some of them flagged as suitable `starters'. Throughout... more...
The Role of the University in the Preparation of Teachers
Taylor and Francis 1998; US$ 61.95Addresses a subject of common interest in developed countries - the apparently diminishing role of universities in the education of teachers. There is pressure to redesign teacher education, an on-going struggle between those who see the need to strengthen the knowledge base of teachers and those who favour learning on the job; there is a perceived... more...
The Ethics Of Educational Research
Taylor and Francis 1989; US$ 58.95The purpose of the Social Research and Educational Studies series is to provide authoritative guides to key issues in educational research. The series includes overviews of fields, guidance on good practice and discussions of the practical implications of social and educational research. In particular, the series deals with a variety of approaches... more...









