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Beschreibung
Yong Zhao shines a light on the long-ignored phenomenon of side effects of education policies and practices, bringing a fresh and perhaps surprising perspective to evidence-based practices and policies. Identifying the adverse effects of some of the "best" educational interventions with examples from classrooms to boardrooms, the author investigates causes and offers clear recommendations.
Yong Zhao shines a light on the long-ignored phenomenon of side effects of education policies and practices, bringing a fresh and perhaps surprising perspective to evidence-based practices and policies. Identifying the adverse effects of some of the "best" educational interventions with examples from classrooms to boardrooms, the author investigates causes and offers clear recommendations.
Zusammenfassung
Yong Zhao is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas and a professorial fellow at the Mitchell Institute for Health and Education Policy at Victoria University in Australia. He is a recipient of the Early Career Award from the American Educational Research Association and is an elected fellow of the International Academy for Education.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments - vii
  • Introduction - 1
  • 1. When Risks Outweigh Benefits: The Effectiveness, Effects, and Side Effects of NCLB - 7
  • The Diagnosis and Prescription - 7
  • The Effects and Effectiveness of NCLB - 11
  • Side Effects of NCLB - 15
  • Summary - 21
  • 2. The Missed Lesson from Medical Research for Education: Why Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT) Couldn't Cure Reading First - 24
  • The Case of Reading First - 24
  • Side Effects: The Missed Lesson from Medicine - 32
  • Moving Beyond RCT: A Summary - 36
  • 3. Unproductive Successes and Productive Failures: Direct Instruction and Classroom Side Effects - 38
  • The Grievance of Direct Instruction - 40
  • Effectiveness Versus Effects of Direct Instruction - 43
  • Effects and Side Effects of Direct Instruction - 50
  • Summary - 54
  • 4. At What Cost: Side Effects at the System Level in East Asia - 56
  • The Surprising Admiration for East Asian Education - 56
  • Evidence of Effectiveness - 57
  • The Asian Treatment - 60
  • Asian Treatment at Work: Effects and Side Effects - 65
  • Summary - 74
  • 5. The Rabbit Hole of Visible Learning:Invisible Side Effects Lurk Ahead - 75
  • Many Educational Outcomes - 78
  • An Ecological Metaphor - 79
  • Outcomes Versus Outcomes: Side Effects of Pursuing Academic Achievement - 82
  • Summary - 88
  • 6. From When Is It Effective to Who Gets Hurt: When Vouchers Don't Work - 89
  • Aptitude-Treatment Interaction - 90
  • Lessons from ATI Research - 92
  • From Effects to Side Effects - 94
  • Who Gets Hurt: The Case of School Vouchers - 96
  • Summary - 103
  • 7. The Futile Quest for Panacea: Wars, Pendulum Swings, and Snake Oil in Education - 104
  • Cyclical Warfare and Pendulum Swings in Education - 105
  • The Elusive Middle Ground - 109
  • The Quest for Panacea - 110
  • Neglecting Side Effects - 114
  • Raging Wars and New Panacea: A Summary - 116
  • 8. Study Side Effects Now: A Call to Action - 118
  • Why Study Side Effects? - 119
  • Why Haven't We? - 126
  • A Call to Action - 128
  • Side Effects of Studying Side Effects: Conclusion - 132
  • References - 133
  • Index - 156
  • About the Author - 168
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Fachbereich: Bildungswesen
Genre: Erziehung & Bildung, Importe
Rubrik: Sozialwissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780807759059
ISBN-10: 0807759058
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Zhao, Yong
Hersteller: Teachers College Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Mare Nostrum Group B.V., Doelen 72, ?-4831 GR Breda, gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk
Maße: 228 x 154 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Yong Zhao
Erscheinungsdatum: 29.06.2018
Gewicht: 0,255 kg
Artikel-ID: 132520411