In the last three decennia, many governments have introduced market mechanisms in
education. They have done so by enhancing parental choice and encouraging school …

Randomized field experiments designed to better understand the production of human
capital have increased exponentially over the past several decades. This chapter …

Public Policy and Higher Education provides readers with new ways to analyze complex
state policies and offers the tools to examine how policies affect students' access and …

The logic underlying inclusive STEM high schools (ISHSs) posits that requiring all students
to take advanced college preparatory STEM courses while providing student‐centered …

Classroom Motivation is a comprehensive introduction to the practical applications of
research on academic motivation to teaching and learning. Though grounded in theory, the …

This article summarizes results from 12 empirical evaluations of observational methods in
education contexts. We look at the performance of three common covariate-types in …

The first three editions of Exploring Education: An Introduction to the Foundations of
Education were published by Allyn & Bacon. After they decided not to publish a fourth …

Teachers are one of the main factors for success in education. The teacher is an agent of
change to students. The purpose of this study is to use a literature review approach to gain …

School choice typically refers to opportunities to enroll youth in public and/or private
educational alternatives to traditional neighborhood public schools. While these options …

“A remarkable new book.... Wise and energetic advocates such as Kahlenberg and Potter
can take the charter movement in new and useful directions.”—The Washington Post Moving …