Student Diversity, Choice, and School Improvement
Publisher: Bergin & Garvey
Published: March 30, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9780897898478
Subjects: Philosophy of education; General; Education; Education / Teaching; United States; Multicultural Education; Aims & Objectives; Educational Policy & Reform; Education / General; School improvement programs
First sentence: Three major trends affecting public school education today are diversity, school improvement, and choice.
Description: The authors argue that schools with homogeneous populations tend to help more affluent white students, even with educational reforms in place. The context of diversified schools, where students of various racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds coexist, appears to positively influence outcomes for all groups.