Title: The educator's handbook for understanding and closing achievement gaps /
Authors: Murphy, Joseph, 1949-
Publisher: Corwin,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Academic achievement; Educational change
Contents: Background. Bringing achievement gaps into focus ; Portraying and tracking achievement gaps / Coby V. Meyers -- Grinding up hope : explaining the development and persistence of achievement gaps. Introduction ; Environmental causes of achievement gaps : an introduction ; Environmental causes of achievement gaps : socioeconomic status ; Environmental causes of achievement gaps : family environment ; Environmental causes of achievement gaps : community, racism, and individual differences ; Environmental causes of achievement gaps : out-of-school learning experiences ; Schooling causes of the achievement gap : the instructional program ; Schooling causes of the achievement gap : school culture, structure, and support -- Opening the doors of possibility : strategies for closing achievement gaps. Closing achievement gaps : focusing on the social and economic environment ; Closing achievement gaps : a focus on schooling.