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The Ambitious Elementary School: Its Conception, Design, and Implications for Educational Equality
Elizabeth McGhee Hassrick
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Description for The Ambitious Elementary School: Its Conception, Design, and Implications for Educational Equality
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 halftones, 13 tables. BIC Classification: JNLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
The challenge of overcoming educational inequality in the United States can sometimes appear overwhelming, and great controversy exists as to whether or not elementary schools are up to the task, whether they can ameliorate existing social inequalities and initiate opportunities for economic and civic flourishing for all children. This book shows what can happen when you rethink schools from the ground up with precisely these goals in mind, approaching educational inequality and its entrenched causes head on, student by student. Drawing on an in-depth study of real schools on the South Side of Chicago, Elizabeth McGhee Hassrick, Stephen W. Raudenbush, ... Read more
The challenge of overcoming educational inequality in the United States can sometimes appear overwhelming, and great controversy exists as to whether or not elementary schools are up to the task, whether they can ameliorate existing social inequalities and initiate opportunities for economic and civic flourishing for all children. This book shows what can happen when you rethink schools from the ground up with precisely these goals in mind, approaching educational inequality and its entrenched causes head on, student by student. Drawing on an in-depth study of real schools on the South Side of Chicago, Elizabeth McGhee Hassrick, Stephen W. Raudenbush, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226456652
SKU
V9780226456652
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About Elizabeth McGhee Hassrick
Elizabeth McGhee Hassrick is assistant professor at Drexel University in the Life Course Outcomes Research Program of the A. J. Drexel Autism Institute, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Sociology at the College of Arts and Sciences. Stephen W. Raudenbush is the Lewis-Sebring Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Chicago. He is ... Read more
Reviews for The Ambitious Elementary School: Its Conception, Design, and Implications for Educational Equality
A great school is much more than a collection of excellent teachers laboring in their separate classrooms. This wonderfully clearheaded book describes how one school achieved success by building a highly collaborative culture and organization that supports teachers learning from one another and from evidence on every student's progress, and it shows readers what it will take to make that ... Read more