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Excellence Gaps in Education: Expanding Opportunities for Talented Students
Plucker, Jonathan A.; Peters, Scott J.
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paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JNK; JNSP; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
In Excellence Gaps in Education, Jonathan A. Plucker and Scott J. Peters shine a spotlight on “excellence gaps”—the achievement gaps among subgroups of students performing at the highest levels of achievement. Much of the focus of recent education reform has been on closing gaps in achievement between students from different racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic backgrounds by bringing all students up to minimum levels of proficiency. Yet issues related to excellence gaps have been largely absent from discussions about how to improve our schools and communities. Plucker and Peters argue that these significant gaps reflect the existence of a persistent talent ... Read more
In Excellence Gaps in Education, Jonathan A. Plucker and Scott J. Peters shine a spotlight on “excellence gaps”—the achievement gaps among subgroups of students performing at the highest levels of achievement. Much of the focus of recent education reform has been on closing gaps in achievement between students from different racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic backgrounds by bringing all students up to minimum levels of proficiency. Yet issues related to excellence gaps have been largely absent from discussions about how to improve our schools and communities. Plucker and Peters argue that these significant gaps reflect the existence of a persistent talent ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Harvard Education PR United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United States
ISBN
9781612509921
SKU
V9781612509921
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About Plucker, Jonathan A.; Peters, Scott J.
Jonathan A. Plucker is the Julian C. Stanley Professor of Talent Development at Johns Hopkins University, USA with a joint appointment at the university's Center for Talented Youth and School of Education. Scott J. Peters is an associate professor of educational foundations at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, USA.
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