School choice and school improvement / edited by Mark Berends, Marisa Cannata, and Ellen B. Goldring.
| Other author | Berends, Mark, 1962- |
| Other author | Cannata, Marisa. |
| Other author | Goldring, Ellen B. (Ellen Borish), 1957- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Education Press, ©2011. |
| Description | vi, 311 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | School choice debates, research, and context : toward systematic understanding and better educational policy / Mark Berends, Marisa Cannata, and Ellen B. Goldring -- School vouchers in the nation's capital : summary of experimental impacts / Patrick J. Wolf ... [et al.] -- Charter school effects in Indianapolis : an analysis of student achievement gains / Anna Nicotera, Maria Mendiburo, and Mark Berends -- Eighth graders and compliance : social capital and school sector impacts on the noncognitive skills of early adolescents / Paul E. Peterson and Martina G. Viarengo -- Does intradistrict transfer make the grade? : a case study of the effects of school choice on achievement / Kristie J.R. Phillips, Charles S. Hausman, and Elisabeth S. Larsen -- Do parents do as they say? : choosing Indianapolis charter schools / Marc L. Stein, Ellen B. Goldring, and Xiu Cravens -- Barriers to access : high school choice processes and outcomes in Chicago / W. David Stevens, Marisa de la Torre, and David W. Johnson -- Communication breakdown : informing immigrant families about high school choice in New York City / Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj -- How do principals respond to charter school competition? : understanding the mechanisms of the competitive effects of choice / Marisa Cannata -- Shaking up public schools with competition : are they changing the way they spend money? / David Arsen and Yongmei Ni -- Charter schools : do they cream skim, increasing student segregation? / Ron Zimmer ... [et al.] -- Does parental choice foster segregated schools? : insights from the Netherlands / Helen F. Ladd, Edward B. Fiske, and Nienke Ruijs. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-293) and index. |
| ISBN | 193474252X (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9781934742525 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 1934742538 |
| ISBN | 9781934742532 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | LB1027.9 .S34 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |