Improving Educational Productivity
Will be published approx. on 1. January 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
252 pages
978-1-930608-44-3 (ISBN)
Description
Covering such issues as teaching quality, the interface between public and private schooling, and measuring school efficiency, this text addresses the improvement of educational productivity in the USA
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Charlotte
United States
Publishing group
Emerald Publishing Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
389 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-930608-44-3 (9781930608443)
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Content
Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview; David H. Monk, Margaret C. Wang, and Herbert J. Walberg.
Chapter 2. Tax Revolts and School Performance; Thomas Downes, and David Figlio.
Chapter 3. State Aid and Education Outcomes; Sheila E. Murray.
Chapter 4. The Interface Between Public and Private Schooling: Market Pressure and the Impact on Performance; Dan Goldhaber.
Chapter 5. The Economics of Grade Retention; Eric R. Eide.
Chapter 6. Teacher Quality: Its Enhancement and Potential for Improving Pupil Achievement; Susanna Loeb.
Chapter 7. Measuring School Efficiency: Lessons from Economics, Implications for Practice; Amy Ellen Schwartz and Leanna Stiefel.
Chapter 8. Examining School-Level Expenditures and School Performance: The Case of New York City; Ross Rubenstein and Patrice Iatarola.
Chapter 9. The Relationship Between Student Performance and School Expenditures: A Review of the Literature and New Evidence Using Better Data; Corrine H. Taylor.
Chapter 10. What Happens to Performance Inequality Among Students When Average Test Scores Rise? Samid Hussain.
Chapter 11. Problems in the Estimation of School Effects: Insights from Improved Models; Jens Ludwig.
Chapter 12. Conclusions and Recommendations; Herbert J. Walberg and David H. Monk.
Chapter 2. Tax Revolts and School Performance; Thomas Downes, and David Figlio.
Chapter 3. State Aid and Education Outcomes; Sheila E. Murray.
Chapter 4. The Interface Between Public and Private Schooling: Market Pressure and the Impact on Performance; Dan Goldhaber.
Chapter 5. The Economics of Grade Retention; Eric R. Eide.
Chapter 6. Teacher Quality: Its Enhancement and Potential for Improving Pupil Achievement; Susanna Loeb.
Chapter 7. Measuring School Efficiency: Lessons from Economics, Implications for Practice; Amy Ellen Schwartz and Leanna Stiefel.
Chapter 8. Examining School-Level Expenditures and School Performance: The Case of New York City; Ross Rubenstein and Patrice Iatarola.
Chapter 9. The Relationship Between Student Performance and School Expenditures: A Review of the Literature and New Evidence Using Better Data; Corrine H. Taylor.
Chapter 10. What Happens to Performance Inequality Among Students When Average Test Scores Rise? Samid Hussain.
Chapter 11. Problems in the Estimation of School Effects: Insights from Improved Models; Jens Ludwig.
Chapter 12. Conclusions and Recommendations; Herbert J. Walberg and David H. Monk.