Standards and accountability in schools /

Contributors explore such varied issues as assessment (of students, of teachers), basic-skills testing, high-stakes exams, NCLB and its legacy, pay-for-performance, standard vs. alternative teacher certification, and more. Each chapter opens with an introductory essay by the volume editor, followed...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Sage Publications
Other Authors: Lasley, Thomas J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, 2012.
Series:Debating issues in American education ; volume 9.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Contributors explore such varied issues as assessment (of students, of teachers), basic-skills testing, high-stakes exams, NCLB and its legacy, pay-for-performance, standard vs. alternative teacher certification, and more. Each chapter opens with an introductory essay by the volume editor, followed by articles written and signed by invited experts, and concludes with Further Readings and Resources.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxx, 377 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781452218366 (ebook) :