Exploring Unequal Achievement in the Schools - The Social Construction of Failure

Informationen zum Autor George Ansalone is professor of sociology at St. John's University in New York. Klappentext For over a half century, educational sociologists have struggled to explain the cause of differential academic achievement in the school. This book attempts to offer an explanation by examining the role played by ascribed characteristics of students (race, gender, and class) and educational practices and structures of schools (testing, tracking, and teacher expectations) as they combine to create a self-fulfilling prophesy of behavior and belief. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Part 1. Introduction Chapter 2 Chapter 1. Perplexing Problems in American Schooling Part 3 Part 2. Previous Explanations for Unequal Achievement Chapter 4 Chapter 2. Explaining Unequal Achievement Part 5 Part 3. The Role of Family Chapter 6 Chapter 3. Explaining Unequal Achievement: The Family Part 7 Part 4. The Role of the School Chapter 8 Chapter 4. Explaining Unequal Achievement: Between-School Differences Chapter 9 Chapter 5. Explaining Unequal Achievement: Within-School Differences Part 10 Part 5. A Theoretical Synthesis Chapter 11 Chapter 6. Explaining Unequal Achievement: A Theoretical Synthesis Part 12 Part 6. Conclusions and Discussion Chapter 13 Chapter 7. Where Do We Go From Here? Discussion and Policy Implications

Product details

• Authors: George Ansalone
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.05.2010
• EAN: 9780739124697
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-2469-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Education, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Multicultural Education, Educational strategies & policy, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies