Advancing Educational Productivity – Policy Implications from National Database…

Advancing Educational ProductivityPolicy Implications from National Databases\nAuthor(s): Susan J. Paik\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Inc, United States\nImprint: Information Age Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781593111137, 978-1593111137\nSynopsis\nAdvancing Educational Productivity provides a wealth of critical analysis on educational matters at the local, state, national, and international levels. The authors have tackled issues such as educational productivity and achievement and other outcomes; forms of social capital in the home, school, and community; innovative measurement and design approaches to understanding achievement and similar outcomes; and international studies for understanding [url] productivity. This book acquires greater timeliness with the passing of President George W. Bushs federal education legislation, the No Child Left Behind Act, intended to ensure that all children have a fair, equal and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education.