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9780817929329

Teacher Quality

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  • ISBN13:

    9780817929329

  • ISBN10:

    0817929320

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-09-01
  • Publisher: Hoover Institution Press

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Summary

In this book some of the brightest minds in education research have studied pressing questions about teacher quality and practices, reviewed thousands of education studies, examined state test scores, explored education theories, and then affirmed that we know what works. We must now ensure that the system provides the best possible education for kids.

Author Biography

Williamson M. Evers is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and a member of the Institution's Koret Task Force on K-12 Education. He specializes in research on education policy - especially as it pertains to curriculum, teaching, testing, and accountability from kindergarten through high school. From July to December 2003, he served as senior adviser for education to Administrator L. Paul Bremer of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii
John Raisian
Sally C. Pipes
Preface: What Works in Teaching ix
William J. Bennett
Introduction xiii
Lance T. Izumi
Williamson M. Evers
Teacher Quality
1(12)
Eric A. Hanushek
Teacher Quality and Equity in Educational Opportunity: Findings and Policy Implications
13(12)
June C. Rivers
William L. Sanders
Teacher Quality Accountability Systems: The View from Pennsylvania
25(8)
Eugene W. Hickok
Teacher Training and Pedagogical Methods
33(22)
J. E. Stone
Teaching Methods
55(18)
Herbert J. Walberg
Appendix: Conference Agenda 73(2)
Editors and Contributors 75(4)
Index 79

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