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Databases
Relevant subjects:
student achievements
race differences
equalization, educational
multiple intelligences theory
performance-based assessment
portfolio assessment
Relevant descriptors:
achievement gap
academic achievement
racial differences
Off-campus users: In Scholar Preferences (link next to Google Scholar search button) make two changes-- type "Boston University" in Library Links and choose RefWorks next to Bibliography Manager
Mental Measurements Yearbook (9th to most recent edition)
PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service)
Check off PAIS International and click on "Continue to Search". Use "Advanced Search" tab.
Relevant descriptors:
academic achievement
education or schools
socioeconomic status
racial differences
Use same descriptors as for Library Catalog (see below)
No subjects or descriptors, use key words
Use same descriptors as for Library Catalog (see below)
Journals
To determine if we have a journal available electronically, search the
eJournal Locator on PERL's top web page.The best way to find journal articles on a particular topic or by a
particular author is to search appropriate databases. The primary
databases in Education are listed on, and accessible from, the Education
eResources Guide.
Books
Library Catalog Subject Headings
academic achievement
school improvement programs
educational change
educational equalization
Selected List of Recent Titles
Asian Americans in class: Charting the achievement gap among Korean American youth
Mugar LC3501.K6 L49 2006Bridging the literacy achievement gap, grades 4-12
Education LB1631 .B7644 2004Class and Schools: Using social, economic, and educational reform to close the Black-White
achievement gap
Mugar LC213.2 .R66 2004Closing the African American achievement gap in higher education
Mugar LC2781 .C54 2007Cutting Class: Socioeconomic Status and Education
Mugar LC4091 .C88 2007The Global Achievement Gap: Why even our best schools don't teach the new survival skills
our children need -- and what we can do about it
Education Reserve LB1607.5 .W34 2008Is Literacy Enough? : Pathways to academic success for adolescents
Mugar LB1632 .I79 2007The Knowledge Deficit: Closing the shocking education gap for American children
Education Reserve LB1050 .H567 2006Learning from Latino Teachers
Mugar LC2670 .O28 2007Moving Every Child Ahead: From NCLB hype to meaningful educational opportunity
Mugar LC213.2 .R43 2008No Child Left Behind and other federal programs for urban school districts
Mugar LB2806.22 .N623 2006No Excuses: Closing the racial gap in learning
Mugar LC3731 .T455 2003Quality and equity of schooling in Scotland
Education Reference LA652 .Q35 2007Tearing Down the Gates: Confronting the class divide in American education
Mugar LC213.2 .S23 2007Toward Excellence with Equity: An emerging vision for closing the achievement gap
Mugar LC213.2 .F47 2007
Government Sources
Federal
National Center for Health Statistics
United States Department of Education - Research & Statistics
Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Digest of Education Statistics
State
Massachusetts Department of Education
Websites
Common Core of Data: Information on Public Schools and School Districts in the United States
Department of Education: Doing What Works: School Improvement
(Recommended by Scout Report)
Help
Contact Linda Plunket, Education Librarian, or the Ask-a-Librarian service at BU.