Clark, Julia V.
Closing the Achievement Gap from an International Perspective
Part I. Chronicling Educational Challenges and Development
1. Introduction
Julia V. Clark
2. Closing the Achievement Gap: A Systemic View
Linda Darling-Hammond
3. Teacher Qualification and the Achievement Gap: A Cross-National Analysis of 50 Countries
Motoko Akiba, Guodong Liang
Part II. North America
4. Addressing the Achievement Gap in the United States
Julia V. Clark
5. Closing the Science, Mathematics, and Reading Gaps from a Canadian Perspective: Implications for Stem Mainstream and Pipeline Literacy
Larry D. Yore, Leslee Francis Pelton, Brian W. Neill, Tim W. Pelton, John O. Anderson, Todd M. Milford
6. Achievement Gap in Mexico: Present and Outlook
Armando Sanchez-Martinez
Part III. South America
7. Racial Achievement Gaps in Another America: Discussing Schooling Outcomes and Affirmative Action in Brazil
Marcos A. Rangel, Ricardo A. Madeira
Part IV. Europe
8. Narrowing the Achievement Gap: Policy and Practice in England, 1997–2010
Geoff Whitty, Jake Anders
9. The Achievement Gap in Science and Mathematics: A Turkish Perspective
Mustafa Sami Topcu
Part V. Asia
10. Achievement Gap in China
Gaoming Zhang, Yong Zhao
11. Employing a Sociohistorical Perspective for Understanding the Impact of Ideology and Policy on Educational Achievement in the Republic of Korea
Sonya N. Martin, Seung-Urn Choe, Chan-Jong Kim, Youngsun Kwak
12. Closing the Achievement Gap in Singapore
Jason TAN
Part VI. Africa
13. Equity Deferred: South African Schooling Two Decades into Democracy
Nick Taylor, Johan Muller
Part VII. Australia
14. Securing STEM Pathways for Australian High School Students from Low-SES Localities: Science and Mathematics Academy at Flinders (SMAF)
Debra Panizzon, Martin Westwell, Katrina Elliott
15. The Road to Excellence: Promoting Access and Equity to Close the Achievement Gap Internationally
Julia V. Clark
Keywords: Education, Science Education, Mathematics Education, Teaching and Teacher Education
- Author(s)
- Clark, Julia V.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Publication year
- 2014
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 2014
- Page amount
- 18 pages
- Category
- Upbringing, Education
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9789400743571