EdLibUpdates -- Educational Disparities

Here are some new journal citations on topics related to educational disparities. Again, it is nice to see some U of M researchers/authors in the list.

Condron, D. J. (2008). An Early Start: Skill Grouping and Unequal Reading Gains in the Elementary Years. Sociological Quarterly, 49(2), 363-394.

Enstrom, C., & Tinto, V. (2008). Access Without Support Is Not Opportunity. Change, 40(1), 46-50.

Haviland, V. (2008). "Things Get Glossed Over": Rearticulating the Silencing Power of Whiteness in Education. Journal of Teacher Education, 59(1), 40-54.

Ladson-Billings, G. (2008). A Letter to Our Next President. Journal of Teacher Education, 59(3), 235-239.

Levine, A. (2008). Letter to the President. Journal of Teacher Education, 59(3), 240-241.

Nealy, M. J. (2008). Black Men: Left Out and Locked Up. Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 24(26), 20-22.

Nowicki, E. A. (2008). The interaction of attitudes toward racial membership and learning ability in school-age children. Educational Psychology, 28(3), 229-244.

Priebe, L. C., Ross, T. L., & Low, K. W. (2008). Exploring the Role of Distance Education in Fostering Equitable University Access for First Generation Students: A phenomenological survey. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 9(1), 1-12.

Roseth, C. J., Johnson, D. W., & Johnson, R. T. (2008). Promoting early adolescents' achievement and peer relationships: the effects of cooperative, competitive, and individualistic goal structures. Psychological Bulletin, 134(2), 223-246.

Yeskel, F., ed. (2008). Class in Education. Equity & Excellence in Education, 41(1), 1-148.

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Here are some more journal citations. It's nice to see some U of M authors in this list! (Journals list #3).

Cohen, D. K., Moffitt, S. L., & Goldin, S. (2007). Policy and practice: The dilemma. American Journal of Education, 113(4), 515-548.

Corno, L., & Natriello, G. (2008). Tracking and detracking in the era of accountability / Series:Teachers College Record, v. 110, no. 3; Special Issue. or the paper copy is in the Wilson Library Periodicals Room.

Englund, M. M., Egeland, B., & Collins, W. A. (2008). Exceptions to High School Dropout Predictions in a Low-Income Sample: Do Adults Make a Difference? Journal of Social Issues, 64(1), 77-94.

Feinstein, L., & Peck, S. C. (2008). Unexpected Pathways Through Education: Why Do Some Students Not Succeed in School and What Helps Others Beat the Odds? Journal of Social Issues, 64(1), 1-20.

Flores, A. (2007). Examining Disparities in Mathematics Education: Achievement Gap or Opportunity Gap? High School Journal, 91(1), p29-42.

Foster, W. A., & Miller, M. (2007). Development of the Literacy Achievement Gap: A Longitudinal Study of Kindergarten Through Third Grade. Language, Speech, & Hearing Services in Schools, 38(3), 173-181.

Gardner, D. (2007). Confronting the Achievement Gap. Phi Delta Kappan, 88(7), 542-546.

Gay, G. (2007). The rhetoric and reality of NCLB. Race, Ethnicity & Education, 10(3), 279.

Graham, A., & Anderson, K. A. (2008). “I have to be three steps ahead”: Academically Gifted African American Male Students in an Urban High School on the Tension between an Ethnic and Academic Identity. The Urban Review, (Online first :vol page numbers not yet available)

Griffin, K. A., Allen, W. R., Kimura-Walsh, E., & Yamamura, E. K. (2007). Those Who Left, Those Who Stayed: Exploring the Educational Opportunities of High-Achieving Black and Latina/o Students at Magnet and Nonmagnet Los Angeles High Schools (2001-2002). Educational Studies, 42(3), 229-247.

Janosz, M., Archambault, I., Morizot, J., & Pagani, L. S. (2008). School Engagement Trajectories and Their Differential Predictive Relations to Dropout. Journal of Social Issues, 64(1), 21-40.

Klugman, J., & Xu, J. (2008). Racial Differences in Public Confidence in Education: 1974–2002. Social Science Quarterly, 89(1), 155-176.

Leach, M. T., & Williams, S. A. (2007). The Impact of the Academic Achievement Gap on the African American Family: A Social Inequality Perspective. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 15(2), 39-59.

Lubienski, S. T. (20071101). What We Can Do About Achievement Disparities. Educational Leadership, 65(3), p54.

Melhuish, E. C., Phan, M. B., Sylva, K., Sammons, P., Siraj-Blatchford, I., & Taggart, B. (2008). Effects of the Home Learning Environment and Preschool Center Experience upon Literacy and Numeracy Development in Early Primary School. Journal of Social Issues, 64(1), 95-114.

Messersmith, E. E. (2008). When Can We Expect the Unexpected? Predicting Educational Attainment When it Differs from Previous Expectations. Journal of Social Issues, 64(1), 195-212.

Oyserman, D., Brickman, D., & Rhodes, M. (2007). School Success, Possible Selves, and Parent School Involvement. Family Relations, 56(5), 479.

Peck, S. C., Roeser, R. W., Zarrett, N., & Eccles, J. S. (2008). Exploring the Roles of Extracurricular Activity Quantity and Quality in the Educational Resilience of Vulnerable Adolescents: Variable- and Pattern-Centered Approaches. Journal of Social Issues, 64(1), 135-156.

Ryabov, I., & Van Hook, J. (2007). School segregation and academic achievement among Hispanic children. Social Science Research, 36(2), 767-788.

Shin, R., Daly, B., & Vera, E. (2007). The Relationships of Peer Norms, Ethnic Identity, and Peer Support to School Engagement in Urban Youth. Professional School Counseling, 10(4), 379-388.

Sink, C. A. (2008). Elementary School Counselors and Teachers: Collaborators for Higher Student Achievement. The Elementary School Journal, 108(5), 445-458.

Smith, S. (2007). The Birth to School Study: evidence on the effectiveness of PEEP, an early intervention for children at risk of educational under-achievement. Oxford Review of Education, 33(5), 581-609.

Stinson, D. W. (2006). African American Male Adolescents, Schooling (and Mathematics): Deficiency, Rejection, and Achievement. Review of Educational Research, 76(4), 477-506.

Trusty, J. (2008). Closing Achievement Gaps: Roles and Tasks of Elementary School Counselors. The Elementary School Journal, 108(5), 407-421.

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These references were previously posted on the Mobile Librarian for Education blog, and were reposted here for completeness. The EdLibUpdate blog will have the current postings on this topic in the future.

Journals: Here are some references to journal articles on various topics related to educational equity and access. (Journal List #2)

Chapman, T. (2008). Desegregation and Multicultural Education: Teachers Embracing and Manipulating Reforms. Urban Review, 40(1), 42-63.

Florence, M. D., Asbridge, M., & Veugelers, P. J. (2008). Diet Quality and Academic Performance. Journal of School Health, 78(4), 209-215.

Konstantopoulos, S. (2008). Do Small Classes Reduce the Achievement Gap between Low and High Achievers? Evidence from Project STAR. Elementary School Journal, 108(4), 275-291.

Manzo, K. K. (2008). Researchers Propose NAEP Look Beyond Academic Measures. Education Week, 27(25), 8-8.

McKown, C., & Weinstein, R. S. (2008). Teacher expectations, classroom context, and the achievement gap. Journal of School Psychology, 46(3), 235-261.

McKenzie, K. B., & Scheurich, J. J. (2008). Teacher resistance to improvement of schools with diverse students. International Journal of Leadership in Education, 11(2), 117-133.

Moonie, S., Sterling, D. A., Figgs, L. W., & Castro, M. (2008). The Relationship Between School Absence, Academic Performance, and Asthma Status. Journal of School Health, 78(3), 140-148.

Orfield, G., Frankenberg, E., & Garces, L. (2008). Statement of American Social Scientists of Research on School Desegregation to the U.S. Supreme Court in Parents v. Seattle School District and Meredith v. Jefferson County. Urban Review, 40(1), 96-136.

Sefa Dei, G. J. (2008). Schooling as Community: Race, Schooling, and the Education of African Youth. Journal of Black Studies, 38(3), 346-366.

Skiba, R. J., Simmons, A. B., Ritter, S., Gibb, A. C., Rausch, M. K., Cuadrado, J., et al. (2008). Achieving Equity in Special Education: History, Status, and Current Challenges. Exceptional Children, 74(3), 264-288.

Tomlinson, S. (2008). Gifted, talented and high ability: selection for education in a one-dimensional world. Oxford Review of Education, 34(1), 59-74.

Yeskel, F. (2008). Coming to Class: Looking at Education through the Lens of Class Introduction to the Class and Education Special Issue. Equity & Excellence in Education, 41(1), 1-11.

Yeung, W. J., & Conley, D. (2008). Black–White Achievement Gap and Family Wealth. Child Development, 79(2), 303-324.

Books: Here is a selection of recent U Library books on a variety of topics related to educational access & equity. These references were from MNCAT Primo searches: NCLB, educational attainment, educational equalization, discrimination in education, academic achievement. (Books List 2)

2008:
Cronin, J. M. (2008). Reforming Boston schools, 1930-2006 : Overcoming corruption and racial segregation /. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. TC Wilson Library LC5133.B6 C76 2008

Black-Hawkins, K., Florian, L., & Rouse, M. (2007). Achievement and inclusion in schools /. London ; New York: Routledge. TC Wilson Library LC1203.G7 B58 2007

Transitions in secondary education in sub-Saharan Africa : Equity and efficiency issues (2008). . Washington, D.C.: World Bank. TC Wilson Library Gov Pub (General Collection) LC146.8.A357 T73 2008

Suárez-Orozco, M. M., & Todorova, I. (2008). Learning a new land : Immigrant students in American society /. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. TC Wilson Library LC3746 .S83 2008

Ogbu, J. U. (2008). Minority status, oppositional culture, and schooling /. New York: Routledge. TC Wilson Library LC3731 .M56 2008

Roseberry-McKibbin, C. (2008). Increasing language skills of students from low-income backgrounds : Practical strategies for professionals /. San Diego: Plural Pub. TC Wilson Library LC4091 .R665 2008

2007:
Archer, L., & Francis, B. (2007). Understanding minority ethnic achievement : Race, gender, class and 'success' /. London ; New York: Routledge. TC Wilson Library LC3085.G7 A73 2007

Blankstein, A. M., Cole, R. W., & Houston, P. D. (2007). Engaging every learner /. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : [s.l]: Corwin Press ; Hope Foundation : American Association of School Administrators : Nation Association Of Elementary School Principals. TC Wilson Library LB1062.6 .E64 2007

Caro-Bruce, C., & National Staff Development Council (U.S.). (2007). In Caro-Bruce C., National Staff Development Council (U.S.) (Eds.), Creating equitable classrooms through action research /. Thousand Oaks, CA : [Oxford, OH]: Corwin Press. TC Wilson Library LC213.2 .C74 2007

Chenoweth, K. (2007). "It's being done" : Academic success in unexpected schools. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Education Press. TC Wilson Library LB1062.6 .C44 2007

Holcomb-McCoy, C. (2007). School counseling to close the achievement gap : A social justice framework for success /. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. TC Wilson Library LB1027.5 .H635 2007

Kincheloe, J. L., & Hayes, K. (2007). Teaching city kids : Understanding and appreciating them /. New York: Peter Lang. TC Wilson Library LC5131 .T42 2007

Klein, S. S. (2007). Handbook for achieving gender equity through education /. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. TC Wilson Library Quarto LC213.2 .H36 2007

United States Commission on Civil Rights. (2007). Becoming less separate? : School desegregation, justice department enforcement, and the pursuit of unitary status. Washington, DC: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. TC Law Library US Documents CR 1.2:SE 6/2 (PDF)

Unterhalter, E. (2007). Gender, schooling and global social justice /. London ; New York: Routledge. TC Wilson Library LC212 .U58 2007

Winfield, A. G. (2007). Eugenics and education in America : Institutionalized racism and the implications of history, ideology, and memory /. New York: Peter Lang. TC Wilson Library LC212.2 .W56 2007

2006:
Bok, D. C. (2006). Our underachieving colleges : A candid look at how much students learn and why they should be learning more /. Princeton: Princeton University Press. TC Wilson Library LB2322.2 .B65 2006

Preston J., Janmaat J. G. (Eds.), Education, equality and social cohesion : A comparative analysis /. Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York: Palgrave Macmillan. TC Wilson Library LC191 .G715 2006

Lipson, H. D.,1949-. (2006). Talking affirmative action : Race, opportunity, and everyday ideology /. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield. TC Wilson Library LC213.52 .L55 2006

Gonzalez, G. C.,1972-. (2005). Educational attainment in immigrant families : Community context and family background /. New York: LFB Scholarly Pub. TC Wilson Library LC3746 .G66 2005

Journals: Here is a listing of citations to recent articles: (Journals List #1 / test/pilot)

Beachum, F. D., Dentith, A. M., Mccray, C. R., & Boyle, T. M. (2008). Havens of Hope or the Killing Fields: The Paradox of Leadership, Pedagogy, and Relationships in an Urban Middle School. Urban Education, 43(2), 189-215.

Butcher, J., & Kritsonis, W. A. (2008). A National Perspective: Utilizing the Postmodern Theoretical Paradigm to Close the Achievement Gap and Increase Student Success in Public Education America.26(4). ERIC.

Delgado, R. (2008). The Instructional Dynamics of a Bilingual Teacher: One Teacher's Beliefs About English Language Learners. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 7(1), 43-53.

Ford, D. Y., Grantham, T. C., & Whiting, G. W. (2008). Another Look at the Achievement Gap: Learning From the Experiences of Gifted Black Students. Urban Education, 43(2), 216-239.

Teale, W. H., Paciga, K. A., & Hoffman, J. L. (2007). Beginning Reading Instruction in Urban Schools: The Curriculum Gap Ensures a Continuing Achievement Gap. Reading Teacher, 61(4), 344-348.

Books: Here are some recent books in the library on achievement gaps and educational disparities: (Books List 1/pilot list)

2008:

Johnson, H. L., & Salz, A. (2008). What is authentic educational reform? : Pushing against the compassionate conservative agenda /. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum.
TC Wilson Library LC89 .W45 2008

Ladd H. F., Fiske E. B. (Eds.). (2008). Handbook of research on education finance and policy / New York: Routledge.
TC Wilson Library Quarto LB2824 .H36 2008

Sadovnik A. R. (Ed.) (2008). No child left behind and the reduction of the achievement gap : Sociological perspectives on federal educational policy / New York : Routledge.
TC Wilson Library LC191.4 .N6 2008

Sunderman, G. L. (2008). Holding NCLB accountable : Achieving accountability, equity, & school reform /. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
TC Wilson Library LB2806.22 .H656 2008

2007:

Hirsch, E. D. (Eric Donald). (2007). The knowledge deficit : Closing the shocking education gap for American children /. Boston [Mass.]: Houghton Mifflin.
TC Wilson Library LB1050 .H567 2007

Paik, S. J., & Walberg, H. J. (2007). Narrowing the achievement gap : Strategies for educating Latino, Black and Asian students /. New York ; Berlin: Springer.
TC Wilson Library LC3731 .N37 2007

Snow, C. E. (2007). Is literacy enough? : Pathways to academic success for adolescents /. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.
TC Wilson Library LB1632 .I79 2007

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