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Autor/inn/en | Al-Fadhli, Hussain M.; Singh, Madhu |
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Titel | Unequal Moving to Being Equal: Impact of "No Child Left Behind" in the Mississippi Delta |
Quelle | In: Journal of Negro Education, 79 (2010) 1, S.18-32 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0022-2984 |
Schlagwörter | Federal Legislation; Academic Achievement; Statistical Analysis; Teacher Attitudes; Equal Education; Elementary Schools; Educational Change; Accountability; Leadership; Professional Development; Teacher Collaboration; African Americans; Poverty; Geographic Regions; Educational Improvement; Teacher Administrator Relationship; Elementary School Teachers; Mississippi Bundesrecht; Schulleistung; Statistische Analyse; Lehrerverhalten; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Bildungsreform; Verantwortung; Führung; Führungsposition; Lehrerkooperation; Afroamerikaner; Armut; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende |
Abstract | The impact of the "No Child Left Behind Act" on the Achievement Level Index (ALI) of three elementary schools in the Mississippi Delta was explored. Achievement variation over five years (2003-2007) was examined through the perceptions of 58 teachers with regard to changes in their schools due to the Act. Using analysis of variance, findings revealed that teachers in general were in favor of the Act. However, significant differences were found in the perceptions of teachers from schools that showed the least and most change in their ALI These differences were in terms of accountability, leadership, school conditions. and involvement in professional development. For the Act to be successful there should he better administrative communication and stronger teachers' collaboration. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided). |
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Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2017/4/10 |