| Description |
1 online resource (356 pages) |
| Series |
Studies in social inequality |
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Studies in social inequality.
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| Contents |
List of Contributors; Introduction: School Discipline, Student Achievement, and Social Inequality -- Richard Arum, Karly Ford, and Melissa Velez; 1. Academic Performance and Expectations of Canadian Students -- Robert Andersen and David Zarifa; 2. School Discipline in Chile -- Florencia Torche and Alejandra Mizala; 3. School Discipline and Achievement in Israel -- Yossi Shavit and Carmel Blank; 4. School Discipline, Performance, and the Presence of Immigrants in Italian Schools -- Paolo Barbieri and Stefani Scherer |
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5. School Discipline and Academic Achievement in Japan -- Hiroshi Ishida and Satoshi Miwa6. School Disciplinary Climate, Behavioral Problems, and Academic Achievement in the Netherlands -- Herman G. van de Werfhorst, Machteld Bergstra, and René Veenstra; 7. School Discipline, Math and Science Achievement, and College Aspirations in Contemporary Russia -- Theodore P. Gerber; 8. School Disciplinary Climate and Consequences for Student Achievement in South Korea -- Hyunjoon Park; 9. Class and Racial Differences in U.S. School Disciplinary Environments -- Richard Arum and Melissa Velez; Index |
| Summary |
Improving Learning Environments provides the first systematic comparative cross-national study of school disciplinary climates. In this volume, leading international social science researchers explore nine national case studies to identify the institutional determinants of variation in school discipline, the possible links between school environments and student achievement, as well as the implications of these findings for understanding social inequality. As the book demonstrates, a better understanding of school discipline is essential to the formation of effective educational policies. Ulti |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Education.
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Public universities and colleges -- United States
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Education
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Public universities and colleges
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Velez, Melissa
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| LC no. |
2011039932 |
| ISBN |
9780804781688 |
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0804781680 |
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