| Description |
xvi, 231 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
An overview of schooling in high poverty communities -- Introduction to the participating highly effective schools -- High expectations and sustained support for academic excellence -- Yes college preparatory school case study -- Challenging mathematical content and high level instruction -- Emerald middle school case study -- The importance of building relationships -- The young women's leadership school case study -- Looking back and some recommendations for further research |
| Summary |
"Mathematics Education at Highly Effective Schools that Serve the Poor - Strategies for Change presents research findings about school-level and district-level practices and successful strategies employed in mathematics education by highly effective schools that serve high-poverty communities. The book includes both the theory and practice of creating highly effective schools in these communities." |
|
"In 2002, nine schools were selected in a national competition to participate in the Hewlett-Packard High Achieving Grant Initiative. As part of this Initiative, these schools participated in the research study about which this book reports. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative methodologies to examine school- and classroom-level factors that contributed to high achievement, particularly in mathematics. The goals of the study were twofold: to investigate the salient characteristics of the highly effective schools in which the research was conducted, and to explore participating teachers' conceptions and practices about mathematics curriculum, instruction, and assessment." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-221) and index |
| Subject |
Mathematics -- Study and teaching.
|
|
People with social disabilities -- Education -- Case studies.
|
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
|
| Author |
Kitchen, Richard S.
|
| LC no. |
2006001822 |
| ISBN |
0805856889 acid-free paper |
|
0805856897 paperback acid-freepaper |
|
1410614549 E book |
|
