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Bridging the Chasm Between Research and Practice: A Guide to Major Educational Research is written for anyone concerned about the education of the 48 million children in elementary and secondary schools in the United States. Obviously, a large number of parents, teachers, legislators, school board members, and taxpayers have a keen interest in these children's education since it costs $8,000 per year to educate a single child in the U.S.

Unfortunately, there is a chasm between the educational researchers who do the science and the general public. The chasm exists because educational researchers publish their findings in low circulation, stuffy, academic journals that are rarely read by anyone outside the research community.

Bridging the Chasm Between Research and Practice is a bridge across the research-practice chasm. It is the first serious effort to thoroughly explain education science to the layperson in an understandable and conversational manner. The accumulated body of knowledge on the following critical topics is simply and thoughtfully explained: grade retention, dropouts, radical differences in children rearing practices, remedial programs that work, class size, school size, high stakes testing, and graduation tests. The vast implications of this research are also discussed.



Table of Contents:

Chapter 1 Foreword
Chapter 2 Knowing About Education
Chapter 3 Flunking Kids/Grade Retention
Chapter 4 Radical Differences in the Early Lives of Children
Chapter 5 Safety Nets and Remedial Programs
Chapter 6 Size Matters: Class Size and School size
Chapter 7 Accountability and High Stakes Testing
Chapter 8 Discussion, Implications, and Recommendations



About the Author :
Royal Van Horn is a professor of education at the University of North Florida and a monthly columnist for Phi Delta Kappan: The Journal for Education. In his career he has written over 150 articles and books and served as a consult to many school districts and large corporations.

Review :
This is an important book about important topics in education. Everyone who cares about the lives of children should understand how poverty and early experiences affect children's success in school. Every concerned citizen should know how educational practices such as grade retention and high-stakes testing influence school success. The author effectively uses both empirical data and incisive quotes from educational researchers to illuminate these issues and practices. Prospective teachers and practicing teachers, as well as the general public, will gain valuable insights from this book. Dr. Van Horn has produced a book that makes a significant contribution to the field of educational research and practice. "Words of Fire" summarizes research findings that challenge current educational practices and presents ample evidence to indicate changes need to be made. Teachers, professors, administrators and policy makers should find this to be a valuable resource. Several topics...are explained in an understandable and thoughtful fashion. People inside and outside of education will gain valuable insights from this book. Royal Van Horn has written a most timely, engaging, visionary, and needed book. In the present mean-spirited dark age of mandatory retention, high stakes testing, and negative labeling of students, teachers, and schools, Van Horn's new book represents a renaissance of research based, clear thinking about such challenges as dropout rates, class size, and high-stakes testing. It is a powerful addition to the professional literature.



Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781578868063
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Education
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 128
  • Spine Width: 12 mm
  • Weight: 240 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1578868068
  • Publisher Date: 09 Jun 2008
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: A Guide to Major Educational Research
  • Width: 140 mm


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