Improving learning environments : school discipline and student achievement in comparative perspective / edited by Richard Arum and Melissa Velez.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Arum, Richard.

Velez, Melissa.

Series:

Studies in social inequality

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School discipline.

Academic achievement.

Comparative education.

Physical Description:

xii, 337 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2012]

Summary:

Improving Learning Environments provides the first systematic comparative cross-national study of school disciplinary climates. In this volume, leading international social science researchers explore nine national case studies to identify the institutional determinants of variation in school discipline, the possible links between school environments and student achievement, as well as the implications of these findings for understanding social inequality.

As the book demonstrates, a better understanding of school discipline is essential to the formation of effective educational policies. Ultimately, to improve a school's ability to contribute to youth socialization and student internalization of positive social norms and values, any changes in school discipline must not only be responsive to behavior problems but should also work to enhance the legitimacy and moral authority of school actors. Book jacket.

Contents:

School discipline, student achievement and social inequality / Richard Arum, Karly Ford, and Melissa Velez

Academic performance and expectations of Canadian students / Robert Andersen and David Zarifa

School discipline in Chile / Florencia Torche and Alejandra Mizala

School discipline and achievement in Israel / Yossi Shavit and Carmel Blank

School discipline, performance and the presence of immigrants in Italian schools / Paolo Barbieri and Stefani Scherer

School, discipline, and achievement in Japan / Hiroshi Ishida and Satoshi Miwa

School disciplinary climate, behavioral problems, and academic achievement in the Netherlands / Herman G. van de Werfhorst, Machteld Bergstra, and René Veenstra

School discipline, math/science achievement, and college aspirations in contemporary Russia / Theodore P. Gerber

Correlates of school disciplinary climate and its consequences for student achievement in South Korea / Hyunjoon Park

Class and racial differences in U.S. school disciplinary environments / Richard Arum and Melissa Velez.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804778039

0804778035

OCLC:

758646795