TY - JOUR
T1 - Disparities in educational opportunities and outcomes
T2 - What do we know and what can we do?
AU - Maruyama, Geoffrey
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - This article examines disparities based upon poverty and race/ethnicity. After framing the issues by looking at national, state, and local data, it illustrates ways that social scientists can be involved in shaping educational practices and policies, focusing on the types of skills that are useful and on ways of thinking about the types of collaboration that are needed. Skills discussed are methodological as well as substantive; both types draw from existing knowledge bases. For collaboration the model described is that of action research. Approaches are illustrated through personal examples drawn from collaborations with urban public schools. They include defining expected growth for students at different achievement levels, school accountability issues, and setting up long-term collaboration.
AB - This article examines disparities based upon poverty and race/ethnicity. After framing the issues by looking at national, state, and local data, it illustrates ways that social scientists can be involved in shaping educational practices and policies, focusing on the types of skills that are useful and on ways of thinking about the types of collaboration that are needed. Skills discussed are methodological as well as substantive; both types draw from existing knowledge bases. For collaboration the model described is that of action research. Approaches are illustrated through personal examples drawn from collaborations with urban public schools. They include defining expected growth for students at different achievement levels, school accountability issues, and setting up long-term collaboration.
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U2 - 10.1111/1540-4560.00083
DO - 10.1111/1540-4560.00083
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0141568873
SN - 0022-4537
VL - 59
SP - 653
EP - 676
JO - Journal of Social Issues
JF - Journal of Social Issues
IS - 3
ER -