As budgets tighten for school districts, a sound understanding of just how teaching and administration translate into student learning becomes increasingly important. Rebecca Barr, a researcher of classroom instruction and reading skill development, and Robert Dreeben, a sociologist of education who analyzes the structure of organizations, combine their expertise to explore the social organization of schools and classrooms, the division of labor, and the allocation of key resources. Viewing schools as part of a social organization with a hierarchy of levels-district, school, classroom,...
As budgets tighten for school districts, a sound understanding of just how teaching and administration translate into student learning becomes increas...
A comprehensive overview of important contemporary issues in the field of reading. All of the chapters in Volume III are original works written specially for this volume. A veritable who's who of specialists in the field.
A comprehensive overview of important contemporary issues in the field of reading. All of the chapters in Volume III are original works written specia...
A comprehensive overview of important contemporary issues in the field of reading. All of the chapters in Volume III are original works written specially for this volume. A veritable who's who of specialists in the field.
A comprehensive overview of important contemporary issues in the field of reading. All of the chapters in Volume III are original works written specia...
A comprehensive overview of important contemporary issues in the field of reading research from the mid 1980s to mid 1990s, this well-received volume offers readers an examination of literacy through a variety of lenses--some permitting microscopic views and others panoramic views. A veritable "who's who" of specialists in the field, chapter authors cover current methodology, as well as cumulative research-based knowledge. Because it deals with society and literacy, the first section provides the broadest possible view of literacy. The second section defines the range of activities...
A comprehensive overview of important contemporary issues in the field of reading research from the mid 1980s to mid 1990s, this well-received volume ...
Developed in response to the growing interest in examining individual schools as they undergo change, this book features eight case studies of urban elementary and high schools as they face problems and attempt to find solutions in their quest to reform themselves. The cases, with all their pitfalls and problems, provide examples of the very bumpy road of change and of the individual school cultures that sometimes support and often impede reform. Told in the individual voices of various school leaders, the narratives reflect the inevitable biases of people immersed in their work. Their...
Developed in response to the growing interest in examining individual schools as they undergo change, this book features eight case studies of urban e...
An examination of reading research. The essays are divided into three sections on methodological issues, basic processes and instructional practices, and cover topics such as: ethnographic approaches to reading research; the structure of text; and understanding figurative language.
An examination of reading research. The essays are divided into three sections on methodological issues, basic processes and instructional practices, ...
A comprehensive overview of important contemporary issues in the field of reading research from the mid 1980s to mid 1990s, this well-received volume offers readers an examination of literacy through a variety of lenses--some permitting microscopic views and others panoramic views. A veritable "who's who" of specialists in the field, chapter authors cover current methodology, as well as cumulative research-based knowledge. Because it deals with society and literacy, the first section provides the broadest possible view of literacy. The second section defines the range of activities...
A comprehensive overview of important contemporary issues in the field of reading research from the mid 1980s to mid 1990s, this well-received volume ...
