Mathematics education at highly effective schools that serve the poor : strategies for change / Richard Kitchen ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kitchen, Richard S.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics--Study and teaching.

Mathematics.

People with social disabilities--Education--Case studies.

People with social disabilities.

People with social disabilities--Education.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 231 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, [2007]

Summary:

Mathematics Education at Highly Effective Schools that Serve the Poor: Strategies for Change presents research findings about school-level and district-level practices and successful strategies employed in mathematics education by highly effective schools that serve high-poverty communities. The book includes both the theory and practice of creating highly effective schools in these communities.

In 2002, nine schools were selected in a national competition to participate in the Hewlett-Packard High Achieving Grant Initiative. As part of this Initiative, these schools participated in the research study about which this book reports. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative methodologies to examine school- and classroom-level factors that contributed to high achievement, particularly in mathematics. The goals of the study were twofold: to investigate the salient characteristics of the highly effective schools in which the research was conducted, and to explore participating teachers' conceptions and practices about mathematics curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

The schools described have much to teach about creating powerful learning environments that empower all students to learn challenging mathematics. Given the pressures of the accountability measures of the No Child Left Behind legislation, this book is extremely timely for those seeking school models that serve high-poverty communities and have demonstrated high performance on high-stakes examinations and other assessments.

The book is particularly relevant for teachers and teacher educators, researchers, and graduate students in the fields of mathematics education and school policy and reform, and for school administrators and district coordinators of mathematics education.

Contents:

An overview of schooling in high poverty communities

Introduction to the participating highly effective schools

High expectations and sustained support for academic excellence

Yes college preparatory school case study

Challenging mathematical content and high level instruction

Emerald middle school case study

The importance of building relationships

The young women's leadership school case study

Looking back and some recommendations for further research.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-221) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

0805856889

9780805856880

0805856897

9780805856897

1410614549

9781410614544

OCLC:

63245283

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