Leading schools of excellence and equity : closing achievement gaps via academic optimism : exploring best practices and documenting effective strategies

• Other Authors: Brown, Kathleen M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Pub., [2010]
• Subjects: School improvement programs > United States.; Elementary school principals > United States.; Educational equalization > United States.; Education > Leadership.; Educational administration and organization.; Educational strategies and policy.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806616930
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-61735-121-1
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (vii, 120 pages)

The purpose of this empirical inquiry of state-recognized "Honor Schools of Excellence" was to explore how these schools of distinction are (or are not) promoting and supporting both academic excellence and systemic equity for all students. In Phase One, quantitative data were collected th...

Table of Contents:

• Part I. Closing achievement gaps via academic optimism: Supporting research
• Chapter 1
• Introduction
• Chapter 2. The importance of systemic equity
• Chapter 3. Leadership for excellence and equity
• Chapter 4. Academic optimism
• Part II. Honoring excellence by embracing equity: A research study
• Chapter 5. Equity audits
• Chapter 6. Similarities in "achieving excellence"
• Chapter 7. Significant differences in "honoring excellence"
• Chapter 8
• Conclusion
• Appendix a: Semistructured interview protocol
• Appendix b: Study limitations
• Appendix c: Additional resources
• References
• About the author
• Index.