| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 230 pages) : illustrations. |
| Series |
New frontiers in education. |
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New frontiers in education.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Through a glass darkly: an introduction to issues in measuring the quality of charter schools / by Julian R. Betts and Paul T. Hill -- Madness in the method?: a critical analysis of popular methods of estimating the effect of charter schools on student achievement / by Julian R. Betts, Y. Emily Tang, and Andrew C. Zau -- Expanding what counts when evaluating charter school effectiveness / by Laura S. Hamilton and Brian M. Stecher -- The effect of attending charter schools on achievement, educational attainment, and behavioral outcomes: a review / by Julian R. Betts -- The selection of students into charter schools: a critical issue for research and policy / by Julian R. Betts -- Admission lotteries in charter schools / by Patrick J. McEwan and Robert B. Olsen -- Charter school maturation as a factor in performance assessment and accountability / by Paul T. Hill and Lydia Rainey -- What do we know about teachers in charter schools? / by Dominic J. Brewer and June Ahn -- The state of state charter school research / by Robin J. Lake and Larry Angel -- Would better research lead to better schools? / by Jeffrey R. Henig -- Conclusions about charter school policy and research / by Julian R. Betts and Paul T. Hill. |
| Summary |
Synopsis: This book breaks new ground on how policymakers and journalists can fairly assess charter school performance. The editors and authors show how good approaches to charter school assessment would also work for regular public schools, which is important because of the requirements of No Child Left Behind. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Charter schools -- United States -- Evaluation.
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| Added Author |
Betts, Julian R.
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Hill, Paul T. (Paul Thomas), 1943-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Taking measure of charter schools. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2010 9781607093596 (DLC) 2009051859 (OCoLC)489441362 |
| ISBN |
9781607093602 electronic bk. |
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160709360X electronic bk. |
| Standard No. |
9786612561818 |
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