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The following section of the guide describes selected additional electronic and print resources on the topic of academic achievement and student development.
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AERA News
Provides brief commentary on current research conducted by the Association and published in their various journals.AskNCELA
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
This compilation of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) contains information on the number of English language learners in public schools, how native language development affects academic achievement, which assessments are commonly used to evaluate English and/or Spanish language proficiency, and many other topics in language education.Center for Equity and Excellence in Education Test Database
ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation, George Washington University
This ERIC-sponsored site collects and describes 200 tests used with Limited English Proficient students. The tests fall under the following categories: diagnostic, language dominance, proficiency, program exit, and placement.The Ed Watch Interactive State & National Data Site
Education Trust
This database of national and state academic performance data (including NAEP and SAT/ACT results) provides information on student demographics, measures of equity in teacher quality, school funding, challenging academic programs, and achievement gap comparisons within and across states.Education Week: Special Reports: Achievement Gap
Editorial Projects in Education
A four-part series on why academic achievement gaps persist, this special series discusses how to raise minority achievement. It explains how earlier progress in closing the gap has stalled, while at the same time, the greater diversity of student populations and the rapid growth of the Hispanic population and of other ethnic groups have reshaped the problem with a more complex set of issues (e.g., limited English proficiency and lack of parental participation).ERS Spectrum
A quarterly journal of school research and information providing access to research studies and reports produced by administrators in local school districts across the nation. Spectrum also features practical research conducted by the academic community, as well as data relevant to public school operation produced outside the field of education.Harvard Education Letter
A bi-monthly scholarly publication that summarizes and synthesizes pre-K-12 education research and practice. It has a special focus on equity and providing educators with strategies for improving practice.Harvard Graduate School of Education: Urban Education and Equity
Provides resources, news about current research, new books, and initiatives in the area of urban education.Harvard Immigration Projects
Harvard Graduate School of Education
A relatively new source of data on immigrant children and youth, this center studies immigration and its impact on children, youth and families; the research produced is comparative, interdisciplinary and longitudinal.Immigrant Students and Secondary Schools Reform Project
Council of Chief State School Officers
Will provide access to information on the survey of the states and school districts supported by the Carnegie Corporation's High School Reform Initiative. Will also develop a compendium of successful programs and approaches to help immigrant high school students.Improving the Reading Achievement of All Students
Professional development site that provides resources for teachers to use for improving their skills in teaching reading.Laboratory for Student Success: Online Publications
The CEIC Review, which provides research articles on urban education issues; The LSS Review, which contains research articles on educational leadership in general; and Spotlight on Student Success Series, which are research briefs highlighting findings that have implications for improving the academic success of students.LEP Students / English Language Learners
The National Center on Educational Outcomes dedicates a section of its web site to frequently asked questions and other resources for teachers of English language learners.North Central Regional Educational Laboratory: Closing the Achievement Gaps
North Central Regional Education Laboratory
This is a carefully organized and rich source of research, practice material, and conference and meeting schedules on the achievement gap. It offers an outline of the school, family, and social factors associated with low achievement, which is cross-referenced with an extensive bibliography and research produced by the Laboratory itself.Online Directory of ESL Resources
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs and the ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics
Instructional, curricular, and assessment material may be searched and browsed through the databases provided on this site.Out-of-School Time Program Evaluation Bibliography
Harvard Family Research Project
Contains citations to evaluations of 200 out-of-school-time programs and links to the reports, if they are available online. Categorizes programs in a useful index.Pathways Mapping Initiative: School Readiness
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Brings together information about what it takes to increase the number of children who are ready to learn at the time of school entry. Highlights actions that individuals and organizations can take to achieve three crucial goals: good health, supportive environments for social and cognitive development, and safe, strong neighborhoods.Voices in Urban Education
Annenberg Institute for School Reform
An electronic and print publication presenting current discussion in urban education. Provides a useful links and resources section with links to related texts.Journal Literature
The journals and books listed below are not available in full text online, but we have listed the publishers’ web sites that provide access to tables of content, abstracts, and ordering information.
American Educator
See, especially, v27 n1, Spring 2003 issue.Anthropology & Education Quarterly
Bilingual Research Journal
See v26 n3. Full text access is provided.Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology
Educational Leadership
See v60 n4.Educational Researcher
For the theme issue, Reconceptualizing Race and Ethnicity in Educational Research, see v32 n5 (June-July 2003).Education and Urban Society
See v34 n4.Equity & Excellence in Education
Journal of Black Psychology
See, especially, v29 n3 (August 2003) and v28 n4 (November 2002).Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
See, for example, issues n37 and n38.Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk
See, for example, v8 n3 (July 2003).Journal of Educational Psychology
See v93 n4Journal of Language, Identity, and Education
Journal of Negro Education
See, for example, the special issue, How Some Children Get Left Behind. Guest editors, Chester Hartman and Todd Michael Franke.NABE Journal of Research and Practice
See, for example, v1 n1.Urban Education
For the special issue, Educating African American Males, Parts 1 and 2, see v38 n4 & n5.Books
African-Centered Pedagogy: Developing Schools of Achievement for African American Children. SUNY Series, The Social Context of Education
State University of New York Press, 2002
This book critically reinterprets several key educational frameworks and recommends integrating the historical, cultural, political, and developmental considerations of the African American experience into a unified system of instruction, highlighting practices that already exist and linking them to contemporary ideas and innovations concerning effective practice in African American communities. It features a case study analysis of a school seeking to incorporate the unified theory and embrace African-centered practice.Black American Students in an Affluent Suburb: A Study of Academic Disengagement. A Volume in the Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education Series
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 2003
This book addresses the black-white achievement gap from an ethnographic, qualitative perspective. By focusing on middle-class black students and documenting their experiences, it demonstrates that the problems black students encounter in school are much more pervasive than the literature and prevailing wisdom suggest and that class-based analyses are insufficient to account for them.Black Children: Social, Educational, and Parental Environments (Second Edition)
Sage Publications, 2002
This book collects empirical research unique to the experiences and situations of black children and their parents, explaining that to be fully functional, they must develop the skills to succeed simultaneously in black and non-black cultures. The book explores the meaning of this duality in four distinct environments: socioeconomic, parental, internal, and educational.Bridging the Achievement Gap
Brookings Institution Press, 2002
In this compilation, the editors, Tom Loveless and John Chubb, bring together the work of renowned scholars and policy makers on strategies that work in closing the academic achievement gaps. Among the authors found in the book are Alan B. Krueger, Diane M. Whitmore, Paul E. Peterson, William G. Howell, Robert E. Slavin, and Nancy A. Madden.Children of Immigration. The Developing Child Series
Harvard University Press, 2001
This book offers an interdisciplinary perspective on who the children of immigrants are, considering historical and contemporary social attitudes, opportunities, and barriers they encounter. It examines the psychosocial experiences of immigration and considers how these factors interact in ways that lead to divergent pathways of adaptation and identity formation. Information comes from the Longitudinal Immigrant Student Adaptation study and basic research and practice with immigrants and their children.Closing the Education Achievement Gap: Is Title I Working?
American Enterprise Institute, 2003
This study seeks to demonstrate that the Title I program has had no positive impact on student achievement, by comparing the achievement scores of individual Title I students with the scores of similar students who do not receive Title I benefits.Closing the Achievement Gap: How to Reach Limited-Formal-Schooling and Long-Term English Learners
Heinemann, 2002
Instructional strategies and practical curriculum guide from three teachers who have taught students with little English language ability or formal education.Development of Achievement Motivation
San Diego Technical Books, 2002
This book details various theoretical models that explain children's achievement motivation. The editors have brought together many of the major writers in achievement motivation, including Covington, Dweck, Eccles, Graham, Newman, and Pintrich.Effective Programs for Latino Students
Lawrence Erlbaum, 2001
This collection of papers presents the current state of research on effective instructional programs for Hispanic American students. Authors include Olatokunbo S. Fashola, Robert E. Slavin, Margarita Calderon, Richard Duran, Anne Turnbaugh Lockwood, and Nancy Madden.Ethnicities: Children of Immigrants in America
University of California Press, 2001
This collection of papers by leading scholars in immigration studies shows how the children of immigrants in diverse groups are faring and assimilating in the United States. Authors include Ruben G. Rumbaut, Alejandro, Min Zhou, Leif Jensen, Patricia Fernandez-Kelly, and Sara Curran.Latino Students in American Schools
Praeger Publishers, 2003
This collection of papers presents a historical account of how Latino students experience the U.S. school system from a Latino perspective.Minority Students in Special and Gifted Education
National Academies Press, 2002
This book discusses findings and recommendations of the Committee on Minority Representation in Special Education of the National Research Council. It concludes that more effective student referral and placement require more closely integrated assessment, intervention, and monitoring in general education. The last two chapters review literature on what works for special education and gifted students and summarizes recommendations.No Excuses: Closing the Racial Gap in Learning
Simon & Schuster, 2003
This book analyzes the achievement gap in education, examining the depth of the problem, the inadequacy of conventional explanations, and the limited impact of Title I, Head Start, and other familiar reforms. It explains how, scattered across the country, there are excellent schools getting good results with high-needs students.Research on Sociocultural Influences on Motivation and Learning, Volumes 1 and 2
Information Age Publishing, 2001, 2002
These collections of papers explore sociocultural influences on motivation and learning across a broad range of settings and content areas.Surmounting All Odds, Volumes 1 & 2
Information Age Publishing, 2003
This collection of essays and studies examines the complexity of social issues that impact the education of African American students from pre-K through postsecondary education. Offers a comprehensive look at the issues.Using Data to Close the Achievement Gap: How to Measure Equity in Our Schools
Corwin Press, 2002
This book examines how educators, policymakers, and parents can use data to set achievement goals, measure school progress toward these goals, and close the achievement gap. This second edition has been updated to include current studies, policies, and practices. It includes discussions of the five stages for equity reform; tips for effectively gathering, analyzing, and applying data; and practical tools (e.g., questionnaires, surveys, forms, and models).
The work of the Institute for Urban and Minority Education is supported by Teachers College, government agencies, and private foundations. The staff consists of researchers and educators from many disciplines and fields.
Institute for Urban and Minority Education
Box 75, Teachers College
Columbia University
New York, NY 10027-6696
Telephone: (212)678-3780
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