Prisoners of Time

Prisoners of Time
Author: United States. National Education Commission on Time and Learning
Publisher: Commission
Total Pages: 58
Release: 1994
Genre: Education
ISBN:

The Year-round School

The Year-round School
Author: Kenneth L. Hermansen
Publisher: [Hamden, Conn.] : Linnet Books
Total Pages: 182
Release: 1971
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Urban Schools

Urban Schools
Author: Laura Lippman
Publisher: Department of Education Office of Educational
Total Pages: 236
Release: 1996
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Illuminates the condition of education in urban schools compared to schools in other locations. Also explores differences between students from urban schools and students in other locations on a broad spectrum of student and school characteristics. Contents: education outcomes (student achievement, educational attainment, economic outcomes); student background characteristics and afterschool activities; school experiences (school resources and staff, school programs and coursetaking, student behavior). Bibliography. Over 100 charts and tables.

Does Four Equal Five?

Does Four Equal Five?
Author: M. Rebecca Kilburn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781977407764

The authors provide information on the implementation and outcomes of the four-day school week using quantitative and qualitative data from a variety of sources, including surveys of parents and students in 36 districts in three states.

OECD Reviews of School Resources: Colombia 2018

OECD Reviews of School Resources: Colombia 2018
Author: Radinger Thomas
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2018-07-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9264303758

This country review report offers an independent analysis of major issues facing the use of school resources in Colombia from an international perspective. It provides a description of national policies, an analysis of strengths and challenges, and a proposal of possible future approaches.

Dual Language Education

Dual Language Education
Author: Kathryn J. Lindholm-Leary
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781853595318

Dual language education is a program that combines language minority and language majority students for instruction through two languages. This book provides the conceptual background for the program and discusses major implementation issues. Research findings summarize language proficiency and achievement outcomes from 8000 students at 20 schools, along with teacher and parent attitudes.

Atlanta Magazine

Atlanta Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2005-01
Genre:
ISBN:

Atlanta magazine’s editorial mission is to engage our community through provocative writing, authoritative reporting, and superlative design that illuminate the people, the issues, the trends, and the events that define our city. The magazine informs, challenges, and entertains our readers each month while helping them make intelligent choices, not only about what they do and where they go, but what they think about matters of importance to the community and the region. Atlanta magazine’s editorial mission is to engage our community through provocative writing, authoritative reporting, and superlative design that illuminate the people, the issues, the trends, and the events that define our city. The magazine informs, challenges, and entertains our readers each month while helping them make intelligent choices, not only about what they do and where they go, but what they think about matters of importance to the community and the region.

Parental Involvement and Academic Success

Parental Involvement and Academic Success
Author: William Jeynes
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2010-09-13
Genre: Education
ISBN: 113691286X

Providing an objective assessment of the influence of parental involvement and what aspects of parental participation can best maximize the educational outcomes of students, this volume is structured to guide readers to a thorough understanding of the history, practice, theories, and impact of parental involvement. Cutting-edge research and meta-analyses offer vital insight into how different types of students benefit from parental engagement and what types of parental involvement help the most. Unique among works on the topic, Parental Involvement and Academic Success: uses meta-analysis to enable readers to understand what the overall body of research on a given topic indicates examines research results in terms of their practical implications focuses significantly on the influence of parental involvement on minority students’ academic success Important reading for anyone involved in home-school relations/parental involvement in education, this book is highly relevant for courses devoted to or which include treatment of the topic.