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Direct linkBeach, J. M. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2021
This book examines the idea of educational accountability in higher education, which has become a new secular gospel. But do accountability policies actually make colleges better? What if educational accountability tools don't actually measure what they're supposed to? What if accountability data isn't valid, or worse, what if it's meaningless?…
Descriptors: Accountability, Higher Education, Educational Policy, Measurement Techniques
Peer reviewedJennie E. Brand – Russell Sage Foundation, 2023
Each year, millions of high school students consider whether to continue their schooling and attend and complete college. Despite strong evidence that a college degree yields far-reaching benefits, some critics of higher education increasingly argue that college "does not pay off" and that some students--namely, disadvantaged prospective…
Descriptors: College Attendance, College Graduates, Higher Education, Outcomes of Education
Curry, Marnie W. – Teachers College Press, 2021
As the population of Latinx students grows in U.S. public schools and our nation seeks to address systemic inequities, racism, and xenophobia, this counternarrative provides inspiration to those wishing to reinvigorate schools and build a more caring and just world. "Authentic Cariño" documents the innovative practices, successes, and…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Hispanic American Students, Low Income Students, Racial Bias
Robinson, Petra A., Ed.; Allen-Handy, Ayana, Ed.; Bryant, Amber, Ed.; Lewis, Chance W., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2019
In 2014, The Urban Education Collaborative at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte hosted its first biennial International Conference on Urban Education (ICUE) in Montego Bay, Jamaica. In 2016, the second hosting of the conference took place in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Additionally, in 2018, the third hosting of the conference took place in…
Descriptors: Urban Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, 21st Century Skills
Ross, Kathleen A. – Harvard Education Press, 2016
"Breakthrough Strategies" identifies effective strategies that faculty have used to help New Majority students--those from minority, immigrant, or disadvantaged backgrounds--build the necessary skills to succeed in college. As the proportion of New Majority students rises, there is increased attention to helping them gain access to…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Immigrants, Disadvantaged Youth, College Students
Burns, M. Susan; Johnson, Richard T.; Assaf, Mona M. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2012
Future early childhood educators need to know how to teach "all" young learners effectively--including children with diverse cultural, linguistic, and economic backgrounds and children with special needs. This core textbook equips early childhood educators with the knowledge they'll need to succeed in the classroom and ensure the best…
Descriptors: Expertise, Educational Strategies, Age, Textbooks
Tierney, William G., Ed.; Colyar, Julia E., Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2006
This book documents a year in the life of five adolescents preparing for college. The text examines the different pathways that brought these students to where they are: living in poverty, attending overcrowded schools, and the pressure to be the first in their families to attend college are just a few of the challenges these students must battle…
Descriptors: High School Students, Access to Education, Student Characteristics, Higher Education
