Improving Educational Productivity (PB)

by David H Monk, Margaret C Wang, Herbert J Walberg

Overview

Covering such issues as teaching quality, the interface between public and private schooling, and measuring school efficiency, this text addresses the improvement of educational productivity in the USA

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781930608443
Publisher:	Information Age Publishing, Inc.
Publication date:	01/01/2001
Series:	Research in Educational Productivity , #1
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.53(d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview; David H. Monk, Margaret C. Wang, and Herbert J. Walberg.
Chapter 2. Tax Revolts and School Performance; Thomas Downes, and David Figlio.
Chapter 3. State Aid and Education Outcomes; Sheila E. Murray.
Chapter 4. The Interface Between Public and Private Schooling: Market Pressure and the Impact on Performance; Dan Goldhaber.
Chapter 5. The Economics of Grade Retention; Eric R. Eide.
Chapter 6. Teacher Quality: Its Enhancement and Potential for Improving Pupil Achievement; Susanna Loeb.
Chapter 7. Measuring School Efficiency: Lessons from Economics, Implications for Practice; Amy Ellen Schwartz and Leanna Stiefel.
Chapter 8. Examining School—Level Expenditures and School Performance: The Case of New York City; Ross Rubenstein and Patrice Iatarola.
Chapter 9. The Relationship Between Student Performance and School Expenditures: A Review of the Literature and New Evidence Using Better Data; Corrine H. Taylor.
Chapter 10. What Happens to Performance Inequality Among Students When Average Test Scores Rise? Samid Hussain.
Chapter 11. Problems in the Estimation of School Effects: Insights from Improved Models; Jens Ludwig.
Chapter 12. Conclusions and Recommendations; Herbert J. Walberg and David H. Monk.

Editorial Reviews

Papers presented at a December 2000 conference convened by the Laboratory of School Success in Washington, D.C., interpret the latest research on the economics of education, for policymakers at the local, state, and national levels. Contributors in economics, education, and public administration provide overviews, critiques, and findings with implications for strengthening K-12 schools. They deal with external influences on the operation of public schools, such as fluctuations in public funding, and focus on phenomena that affect the productivity of school systems, including alternative grade-retention practices and teacher resources. This book is not indexed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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