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- catalog abstract ""It is no secret that American education is in crisis. Our children lag behind students in other countries--and they are losing ground. In The Learning Gap, Harold W. Stevenson and James W. Stigler put this crisis in perspective by comparing teachers, parents, children, schools, and educational practices in the United States, Japan, Taiwan, and China." "Based on five major studies, funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation and featured on the front page of The New York Times, this is the first comprehensive account of what works in elementary education and what doesn't--and why. The authors analyze the role of standardized tests, tracking, special education, class size, money, classroom discipline, textbooks, and parental involvement and arrive at some startling conclusions that will drastically alter our understanding of the problems and possibilities of our schools. Television is not to blame for children's poor performance nor are underpaid or poorly trained teachers. And contrary to prevailing opinion, class size should be increased, and children should not begin academic preparation in preschool and kindergarten." "Most important, the authors show that parental involvement is critical to children's learning and that schools should reward individual effort rather than emphasize innate ability. Bringing a clarity of purpose to the debate on education that is missing from the schools themselves, The Learning Gap is a landmark study that will shape the educational agenda of the future."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog contributor b3671506.
- catalog contributor b3671507.
- catalog coverage "China. swd".
- catalog coverage "Japan. swd".
- catalog coverage "Taiwan. swd".
- catalog coverage "USA. swd".
- catalog created "c1992.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog date "c1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1992.".
- catalog description ""It is no secret that American education is in crisis. Our children lag behind students in other countries--and they are losing ground. In The Learning Gap, Harold W. Stevenson and James W. Stigler put this crisis in perspective by comparing teachers, parents, children, schools, and educational practices in the United States, Japan, Taiwan, and China." "Based on five major studies, funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation and featured on the front page of The New York Times, this is the first comprehensive account of what works in elementary education and what doesn't--and why. The authors analyze the role of standardized tests, tracking, special education, class size, money, classroom discipline, textbooks, and parental involvement and arrive at some startling conclusions that will drastically alter our understanding of the problems and possibilities of our schools. Television is not to blame for children's poor performance nor are underpaid or poorly trained teachers. And contrary to prevailing opinion, class size should be increased, and children should not begin academic preparation in preschool and kindergarten." "Most important, the authors show that parental involvement is critical to children's learning and that schools should reward individual effort rather than emphasize innate ability. Bringing a clarity of purpose to the debate on education that is missing from the schools themselves, The Learning Gap is a landmark study that will shape the educational agenda of the future."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "1. Introduction -- 2. Academic Achievement -- 3. Children's Lives -- 4. Socialization and Achievement -- 5. Effort and Ability -- 6. Satisfactions and Expectations -- 7. Organization of Schooling -- 8. Profession of Teaching -- 9. Practice of Teaching -- 10. Defining the Solution.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-236).".
- catalog extent "236 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Learning gap.".
- catalog identifier "0671709836".
- catalog identifier "9780671709839".
- catalog isFormatOf "Learning gap.".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog issued "c1992.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Summit Books,".
- catalog relation "Learning gap.".
- catalog spatial "China. swd".
- catalog spatial "Japan. swd".
- catalog spatial "Japan.".
- catalog spatial "Japon.".
- catalog spatial "Japón".
- catalog spatial "Taiwan".
- catalog spatial "Taiwan. swd".
- catalog spatial "Taiwan.".
- catalog spatial "USA. swd".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog spatial "États-Unis.".
- catalog subject "372.973 20".
- catalog subject "Comparative education.".
- catalog subject "Educación comparada".
- catalog subject "Educación primaria Japón".
- catalog subject "Educación primaria Taiwan".
- catalog subject "Education, Elementary Japan.".
- catalog subject "Education, Elementary Taiwan.".
- catalog subject "Education, Elementary United States.".
- catalog subject "Enseignement primaire Japon.".
- catalog subject "Enseignement primaire Taiwan.".
- catalog subject "Enseignement primaire États-Unis.".
- catalog subject "Grundschulunterricht. swd".
- catalog subject "LA219 .S76 1992".
- catalog subject "Éducation comparée.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Introduction -- 2. Academic Achievement -- 3. Children's Lives -- 4. Socialization and Achievement -- 5. Effort and Ability -- 6. Satisfactions and Expectations -- 7. Organization of Schooling -- 8. Profession of Teaching -- 9. Practice of Teaching -- 10. Defining the Solution.".
- catalog title "The learning gap : why our schools are failing and what we can learn from Japanese and Chinese education / Harold W. Stevenson and James W. Stigler.".
- catalog type "text".